title: Metabolism of lactose in the human body.
abstract: The article describes the metabolism of lactose in both normo- and hypolactasia in the human body. Attention is drawn to the differences in lactose tolerance among lactose malabsorbers.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D043322:Lactase; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007787:Lactose Intolerance / Q000378:metabolism; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D043322:Lactase; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D007785:Lactose