Influence of a protein concentrate from Amaranthus cruentus seeds on lipid metabolism

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-59

  Escudero, N L ^a   Zirulnik, F ^a   Gomez, N N ^a   Mucciarelli, S I ^a   Gimenez M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranthus cruentus; FAS mRNA; HMG CoAR mRNA; Hypolipidemic effect; LDL cholesterol; Oxidative stress; Protein concentrate

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 30344449740     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020623100106     Document Type: Article

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