Effects of some Chinese spices on body weights, plasma lipids, lipid peroxides, and glucose, and liver lipids in mice

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-161

  Yu, Longquan ^a   Shirai, Nobuya ^b   Suzuki, Hiramitsu ^b,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chinese spices; Glucose; Lipids; Liver; Mice; Plasma

Indexed keywords

AMOMUM TSAOKO; ANIMALIA; FOENICULUM VULGARE; ILLICIUM VERUM; MUS; MYRRHIS ODORATA; SENNA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 34250865219     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.13.155     Document Type: Article

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