Effects of Japanese torreya (Torreya nucifera) seed oil on the activities and mRNA expression of lipid metabolism-related enzymes in rats

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 231-233

  Endo, Yasushi ^a   Osada, Yuko ^a   Kimura, Fumiko ^a   Shirakawa, Hitoshi ^a   Fujimoto, Kenshiro ^a,b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Koriyama Women's University and College   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eicosatrienoic acid; Lipid metabolism; Non methylene interrupted polyunsaturated fatty acid; Sciadonic acid; Torreya nucifera

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ENZYME KINETICS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; METABOLISM; OILS AND FATS; PROTEINS; RNA;

EICOSATRIENOIC ACID; LIPID METABOLISM; NON-METHYLENE-INTERRUPTED POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SCIADONIC ACID; SEED OIL; TORREYA NUCIFERA;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

MESSENGER RNA; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; PLANT SEED; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAXACEAE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEEDS; TAXACEAE;

GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS; TORREYA; TORREYA NUCIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846539187     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60350     Document Type: Article

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