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Xanthan gum and colonic function in man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2007

M. A. Eastwood
Affiliation:
Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editors
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1993

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