Beneficial effects of tea catechins on diet-induced obesity: Stimulation of lipid catabolism in the liver

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1459-1464

  Murase, T ^a   Nagasawa, A ^a   Suzuki, J ^a   Hase, T ^a   Tokimitsu, I ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

oxidation; Liver fat; Obesity; Tea catechins; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; FECES LIPID; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPID; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT CONTENT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERINSULINEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID DIET; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATECHIN; DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TEA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036866660     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802141     Document Type: Article

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