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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
This report is an attempt to quantitate the observable topographical characteristics of small and large intestine after a specific dietary regimen under well-defined states of lipid absorption and metabolism. Alfalfa, white wheat bran, cellulose, and pectin were fed for 6 wk at a level of 15 g/100 g diet to four groups of rats (12 rats per dietary group). A 5th control group was maintained on Purina Rat Chow. Three animals from each group were blind-coded for morphological assessment. After anesthesia, the jejunum and mid-colon were removed and processed for scanning electron microscopy. Beginning with the mildest mucosal surface changes, the observed order in terms of increasing severity is bran less than cellulose less than pectin less than alfalfa. Our observations suggest that altered rates of cell loss in intestinal tract cytokinetics may be occurring with particular feeding patterns and should be considered as a possible mechanism in the nutritional consequences of dietary fiber intake.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of chronic intake of dietary fibers on the ultrastructural topography of rat jejunum and colon: a scanning electron microscopy study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't