Lowering effects in plasma cholesterol and body weight by mycelial extracts of two mushrooms: Agaricus blazai and Lentinus edodes

Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 402-409

  Kweon, Mee Hyang ^a   Kwon, Suk Tae ^b   Kwon, Suk Hyung ^b   Ma, Min Suk ^b   Park, Young In ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agaricus blazai; Body weight; LDL cholesterol; Lentinus edodes; Protein bound polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGARICUS BLAZEI; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENTINUS EDODES; MALE; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGARICUS; AGARICUS BLAZEI; BASIDIOMYCOTA; LENTINULA EDODES; LENTINUS;

EID: 0141892066     PISSN: 1598642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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