Subchronic 4-month oral toxicity study of dried Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) roots as a diet supplement in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1657-1665

  Genta, Susana B ^a   Cabrera, Wilfredo M ^a   Grau, Alfredo ^a   Sánchez, Sara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fructooligosaccharides; Smallanthus sonchifolius; Toxicity; Triglycerides; Yacon roots

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURVIVAL; TRIGLYCERIDES; URINE;

POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 24644494703     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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