Isoflavone aglycone-rich extract without soy protein attenuates atherosclerosis development in cholesterol-fed rabbits

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1887-1893

  Yamakoshi, Jun ^a   Piskula, Mariusz K ^b,c   Izumi, Toru ^a   Tobe, Koichiro ^a   Saito, Makoto ^a   Kataoka, Shigehiro ^a   Obata, Akio ^a   Kikuchi, Mamoru ^a  

^a KIKKOMAN CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Atherosclerosis; Fermented soy; Isoflavone aglycone; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPPER SULFATE; DAIDZEIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ISOFLAVONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

EID: 0033929211     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.8.1887     Document Type: Article

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