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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2013; 19(14): 2162-2170
Published online Apr 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2162
Published online Apr 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2162
Modulatory effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on defecation in elderly patients receiving enteral feeding
Junko Kondo, Akira Shirahata, Mieko Baba, Akie Abe, Kitakyushu Hospital Group, Fukuoka 803-8501, Japan
Jin-Zhong Xiao, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd., Kanagawa 252-8583, Japan
Koichi Ogawa, Clinico Co. Ltd., Tokyo 160-8447, Japan
Taeko Shimoda, Division of Medical Nutrition, Faculty of Healthcare, Tokyo Healthcare University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Kondo J conceived and designed the study, recruited patients, obtained the written consent of the patient or their relatives and drafted the manuscript; Xiao JZ performed the sample analysis and interpretation of data and helped draft the manuscript; Shirahata A, Baba M, Abe A and Ogawa K contributed to patient recruitment and follow-up of the enrolled and managed patients; Shimoda T contributed to the study design, data interpretation, and critical review of the manuscript; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Clinico Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence to: Dr. Jin-Zhong Xiao, Food Science and Technology Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 5-1-83 Higashihara, Zama, Kanagawa 252-8583, Japan. j_xiao@morinagamilk.co.jp
Telephone: +81-46-2523047 Fax: +81-46-2523055
Received: October 28, 2012
Revised: November 27, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2013
Revised: November 27, 2012
Accepted: December 22, 2012
Published online: April 14, 2013
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