Fecal β-D-Galactosidase Production and Bifidobacteria Are Decreased in Crohn's Disease
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Digestive Diseases and Sciences
- Vol. 42 (4) , 817-822
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1018876400528
Abstract
Digestive bacterial microflora play a major rolein the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD). Bacterialenzyme activities, especially β-D-galactosidase,are decreased in fecal extracts from CD patients....Keywords
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