Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 424-433 , May 2007

Protective role of lactobacilli in Shigella dysenteriae 1–induced diarrhea in rats

  • Guhapriya Moorthy, M.Phil.

      Affiliations

    • Guhapriya Moorthy received a Junior Research Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India.
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  • Malliga Raman Murali, M.Sc.
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  • S. Niranjali Devaraj, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-44-2235-1269; fax: +91-44-2223-5870.

Received 29 November 2006 ,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.03.003

Nutrition
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 424-433 , May 2007

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