Effects of spirulina, a blue-green alga, on bone metabolism in ovariectomized rats and hindlimb-unloaded mice

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Ishimi, Yoshiko ^a   Sugiyama, Fumie ^a   Ezaki, Junko ^a   Fujioka, Maiko ^a   Wu, Jian ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone; Health food; Hindlimb unloading; Osteoporosis; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BONE; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEALTH; METABOLISM;

HEALTH FOOD; HINDLIMB-UNLOADING; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPIRULINA;

ALGAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; IMMOBILIZATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPIRULINA; WEIGHT BEARING; WISTAR RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CYANOBACTERIA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPIRULINA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; RODENTIA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 33344475532     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70.363     Document Type: Article

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