Nutritional evaluation of the trypsin {EC 3.4.21.4) inhibitor from cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 783-791

  Bardocz, S ^c   Gatehouse, A M R ^c   Hilder, V ^c   Stewart, C C ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti nutritional effects: Rat; Trypsin inhibitor Cowpea

Indexed keywords

LACTALBUMIN; NITROGEN; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; URINALYSIS; URINE; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL; FABACEAE; FECES; GROWTH; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 0027051498     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19920133     Document Type: Article

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