Effects of chronic kombucha ingestion on open-field behaviors, longevity, appetitive behaviors, and organs in C57-BL/6 mice: A pilot study

Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 755-761

  Hartmann, Anita M ^a   Burleson, Laura E ^a   Holmes, Adam K ^a   Geist, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploratory behaviors; Health effects; Kombucha; Longevity

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FERMENTATION; HEALING; KOMBUCHA; LONGEVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING; EATING; EXERTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PILOT PROJECTS; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033824249     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(00)00380-4     Document Type: Article

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