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Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs; acetate, propionate and butyrate) are important energy sources for colonocytes and are assumed to play a key role in gut health. Local effects of SCFAs have been investigated, but less is known about whole body metabolism of these SCFAs. The aim of the present study was to quantify the role of the gut and liver in interorgan exchange of SCFAs in humans in vivo.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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