Lipid accumulation in obese Zucker rats is reduced by inclusion of raw kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in the diet

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-221

  Pusztai, A ^a   Grant, G ^a   Buchan, W C ^a   Bardocz, S ^a   De Carvalho, A F F U ^b   Ewen, S W B ^c  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Kidney bean; Muscle; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RAT; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; FABACEAE; GROWTH; INSULIN; JEJUNUM; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; OBESITY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER;

EID: 0031941559     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980033     Document Type: Article

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