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- Title
© SOME BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON THE ADAPTATION ASSOCIATED WITH XYLITOL INGESTION IN RATS.
- Authors
Krishnan, Ravi; James, Heather M.; Bais, Renze; Rofe, Allan M.; Edwards, John B.; Conyers, Robert A. J.
- Abstract
The article examines some biochemical studies on the adaptation associated with xylitol ingestion in rats. In the gut a number of hexose sugars are absorbed by active or facilitated transport mechanisms but there is no evidence for any specific transport mechanism for sugar polyols. Consequently, when sugar polyols are administered in relatively high doses, the ability of the small intestine to passively absorb the polyols is exceeded and they reach the large intestine producing an osmotic load which in turn can cause osmotic diarrhoea.
- Subjects
XYLITOL; INGESTION; LABORATORY rats; POLYOLS; SMALL intestine; DIARRHEA
- Publication
Australian Journal of Experimental Biology & Medical Science, 1980, Vol 58, Issue 6, p627
- ISSN
0004-945X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/icb.1980.65