Hypolipidemic effect of exo- and endo-biopolymers produced from submerged mycelial culture of Ganoderma lucidum in rats

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 872-877

  Yang, Byung Keun ^a   Jeong, Sang Chul ^a   Song, Chi Hyun ^a  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Exo and endo biopolymers; Ganoderma lucidum; Hypolipidemic effect; Submerged mycelial culture

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BIOPOLYMER; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; GANODERMA; GANODERMA LUCIDUM;

EID: 0037000604     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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