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Nutritional Supplement

Lactase

Also indexed as:Enzyme (Lactase), Milk Sugar Enzyme

Lactase is the enzyme in the small intestine that digests lactose (the naturally occurring sugar in milk).

References

1. Gudmand-Hoyer E. The clinical significance of disaccharide maldigestion. Am J Clin Nutr 1994;59(3):735S-41S.

2. Montes RG, Perman JA. Lactose intolerance. Postgrad Med 1991;89:175-84 [review].

3. Bohmer CJ, Tuynman HA. The clinical relevance of lactose malabsorption in irritable bowel syndrome. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1996;8:1013-6.

4. Gudmand-Hoyer E. The clinical significance of disaccharide maldigestion. Am J Clin Nutr 1994;59(3):735S-41S.

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