Consumption of sericin suppresses colon oxidative stress and aberrant crypt foci in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-treated rats by colon undigested sericin

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-300

  Zhaorigetu, Siquin ^a   Sasaki, Masahiro ^a   Kato, Norihisa ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aberrant crypt foci; Colon tumor; Oxidative stress; Resistant protein; Sericin

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SERICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLON MUCOSA; COLON TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT;

1,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARCINOGENS; CASEINS; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERICINS; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

RATTUS;

EID: 34547691455     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.53.297     Document Type: Article

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