Activity of two different polyglucosamines, L112® and FF45®, on body weight in male rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 567, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Bondiolotti, Giampietro ^a   Bareggi, Silvio R ^a   Frega, Natale G ^b   Strabioli, Silvana ^b   Cornelli, Umberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; Chitosan; Cholesterol; Lipids; Polyglucosamine

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; POLYGLUCOSAMINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FECES; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHITOSAN; DRINKING; EATING; FECES; LIPIDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WATER;

EID: 34249096456     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.03.054     Document Type: Article

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