The American journal of clinical nutrition.
Publisher:
American Society of Clinical Nutrition. [New York, NY] : Elsevier (2023)
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Society for Clinical Nutrition., American Society for Nutrition.
Start Year:1954 -
ISSN:
0002-9165 (Print)
1938-3207 (Electronic)
0002-9165 (Linking)
1938-3207 (Electronic)
0002-9165 (Linking)
Impact Factor
7.1
2022
| NLM ID: | 0376027 |
| (DNLM): | A24000000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01480127 |
| Coden: | AJCNAC |
| LCCN: | 56032466 |
| Classification: | W1 AM45J |
Physiological implications of microbial digestion in the large intestine of mammals: relation to dietary factors. The rate of digesta marker passage through the large intestine of the dog, pig, and pony correlated with the relative length and degree of sacculation of the colon. Volatile fatty acids (VFA), the end products of microbial digestion of all forms of carbohydrate, were the major anions present in large intestinal contents of all three species. Total VFA concentration was little affected by the feeding of high-versus low-fiber diets. VFA were rapidly transported across colonic mucosa of all three species. Results of comparative studies indicate that production and absorption of VFA are important ...