Influence of Prebiotic Activity of Agave salmiana Fructans on Mucus Production and Morphology Changes in Colonic Epithelium Cell of Healthy Wistar Rats

The beneficial health of evaluating prebiotic effect by the consumption of Agave salmiana fructans (A. salmiana fructans) was assessed in the epithelium of the cecum and proximal colon of Wistar rats fed at different doses for 35 days with regards to mucus production, morphological cell changes, and...

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Main Authors: Amneris Iraida Castillo Andrade, Erika García Chávez, Cecilia Rivera Bautista, Cuauhtemoc Oros Ovalle, Miguel Angel Ruiz Cabrera, Alicia Grajales Lagunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.717460/full