Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 367-374 , April 2010

Improvement of constipation and liver function by plant-derived lactic acid bacteria: A double-blind, randomized trial

  • Fumiko Higashikawa, Ph.D.

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    • Department of Molecular Nutrition Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +81-82-257-1533; fax: +81-82-257-1533.
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  • Masafumi Noda, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Nutrition Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Tomokazu Awaya, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Research Center, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Kazuhiro Nomura, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Nomura Dairy Products Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Hirotaka Oku, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Nomura Dairy Products Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan
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  • Masanori Sugiyama, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

Received 20 January 2009 ,Accepted 17 May 2009.

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 This work was jointly supported by part of the Next Generation Key Industrial Project granted by the Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan, in fiscal year 2007, and Nomura Dairy Products Co., Ltd.

PII: S0899-9007(09)00229-9

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.008

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 367-374 , April 2010

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