The effects of dietary flaxseed on the Fischer 344 rat: I. Development, behaviour, toxicity and the activity of liver γ-glutamyltranspeptidase

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Hemmings, Susan J ^a   Barker, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

glutamyltranspeptidase; Behaviour; Development; Flaxseed; Hepatoprotection; Liver; Rat; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIGNAN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXTERNAL EAR; FEEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH CURVE; HAIR GROWTH; LINSEED; LIVER; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIGHTING REFLEX; STARTLE REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; FLAX; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LIVER; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PINNA;

EID: 1542314308     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1058     Document Type: Article

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