... by both Oligotex® + oligo dT. RNAlater® collection of feces affects the microarray results compared to directly frozen fecal samples, although both methods produce similar cDNA quality. Conclusion: This technique is a potential non-invasive diagnostic tool that can be applied to larger studies to quantify...

.... The study was divided into three 2-week periods: baseline (2 dl placebo drink/day); Lactobacillus GG treatment (2 dl of a Lactobacillus-GG- fermented whey drink containing 10 8 cfu lactobacilli/ml); follow-up (2 dl placebo drink). Administration of the fermented whey drink resulted in colonization of feces...

... (FEC hamsters). Quantitative and qualitative alterations in the steroid composition in bile and feces were accompanied by changes in intestinal morphology. The fruit diet displayed a choleretic effect and increased the output of bile acids from liver in FEC hamsters. In addition, bile collected...

... no statistically significant effect on the use of laxatives, the consistency of feces or the ease of defecation, although GOS seemed to make defecation easier (p = 0.07). The adverse gastrointestinal symptoms were similar during both the control and the GOS periods. GOS seem to relieve constipation in most elderly...