...M. A. Ghatei; B. Ratcliffe; S. R. Bloom; R. A. Goodlad 1. Conventional and germ-free rats were fed a fibre-free elemental diet with or without the addition of fermentable dietary fibres. We have previously reported that fibre was associated with greatly increased epithelial cell proliferation...

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