Suppressive effect of Citrus aurantium against body fat accumulation and its safety

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-17

  Kubo, Kazuhiro ^a   Kiyose, Chikako ^a   Ogino, Satomi ^a   Saito, Morio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fat accumulation; Citrus aurantium; Dietary supplement; Safety; Synephrine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CAFFEINE; CITRUS AURANTIUM EXTRACT; DOPAMINE; OXEDRINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOTOXICITY; DIET; DOPAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID DIET; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; RAT; SAFETY; SOUR ORANGE;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS AURANTIUM;

EID: 18244376867     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.36.11     Document Type: Article

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