Nutrition Research
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 91-102 , January 2003

Raising intestinal contents viscosity leads to greater excretion of neutral steroids but not bile acids in hamsters and rats

  • Timothy P Carr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Science and Dietetics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE 68583, USA
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  • Kimberly J Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108, USA
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  • Craig A Hassel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108, USA
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  • Rajan Bahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108, USA
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  • Daniel D Gallaher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN 55108, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-612-624-0746; fax: +1-612-625-5272.

Received 9 November 2001 ,Revised 30 July 2002 ,Accepted 1 August 2002.

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Nutrition Research
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