Effect of freshwater clam (Corbicula fluminea) extract on liver function in rats

Nippon Shokuhin Kagaku Kogaku Kaishi

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-68

  Chijimatsu, Takeshi ^a,b   Yamada, Akiko ^c   Miyaki, Hiroko ^c   Yoshinaga, Tomoko ^c   Murata, Natsuki ^c   Hata, Masahiro ^a   Abe, Kazuaki ^a   Oda, Hiroaki ^d   Mochizuki, Satoshi ^c  

^a Shizenshokken Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b Sasaki Food Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corbicula fluminea; Ethanol metabolism; Fatty liver; Liver injury

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; RATTUS;

EID: 42549092057     PISSN: 1341027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/nskkk.55.63     Document Type: Article

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