The influence of food additives and related materials on lower bowel structure and function

• Published in: Toxicologic pathology Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 184
• Main Authors: Newberne, P M, Conner, M W, Estes, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1988
• Subjects: Animals; Cecum - drug effects; Cecum - pathology; Colon - drug effects; Colon - pathology; Cricetinae; Dogs; Food Additives - toxicity; Glucans - toxicity; Hypercalcemia - chemically induced; Intestine, Large - drug effects; Intestine, Large - pathology; Intestine, Large - physiology; Kidney - drug effects; Lactose - toxicity; Mesocricetus; Osmolar Concentration; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Starch - toxicity; Sugar Alcohols - toxicity

Food additives, drugs, and other chemicals are known to influence the lower gastrointestinal tract under some defined conditions, resulting in morphological alterations in the mucosa and other tissues, deranged absorption and excretion of nutrients, and, in some cases, injury to other organs and tis...