Differential effects of konbu and nori seaweed dietary supplementation on liver glutathione status in normo- and hypercholesterolaemic growing rats

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 696-702

  Bocanegra, Aránzazu ^a   Benedí, Juana ^a   Sánchez Muniz, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Antioxidant status; Food intake; Hypercholesterolaemic rats; Liver

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ARSENIC; CASEIN; CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; FAT; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; SELENIUM; STARCH;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LAMINARIA; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORPHYRA; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEAWEED; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARSENIC; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; GLUTATHIONE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEAWEED; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; LAMINARIA; PORPHYRA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646449955     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051682     Document Type: Article

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