Effect of dietary chitin and chitosan on cholesterolemia of rats

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 491-499

  Simunek J ^a   Bartonova H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Chitin chitosan; Dietary hypercholesterolemia; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31544435473     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: 00017213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200574040491     Document Type: Article

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