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Butyric acid in functional constipation

Butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid, is a major energy source for colonocytes. It occurs in small quantities in some foods, and in the human body, it is produced in the large intestine by intestinalkacteria. This production can be reduced in some cases, for which butyric acid supplementation may...

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Autores principales: Pituch, Aleksandra, Walkowiak, Jarosław, Banaszkiewicz, Aleksandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24868272
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2013.38731