Fecal steroid excretion is increased in rats by oral administration of gymnemic acids contained in Gymnema sylvestre leaves

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1214-1222

  Nakamura, Yumiko ^a   Tsumura, Yukari ^a   Tonogai, Yasuhide ^a   Shibata, Tadashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Cholesterol; Fecal excretion; Gymnemagenin; Gymnemic acids; Rats

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GYMNEMIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STRUCTURE; FECES; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STEROID EXCRETION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE;

EID: 0033043282     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.6.1214     Document Type: Article

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