Anti-obesity and hypolipidemic effects of dietary levan in high fat diet-induced obese rats

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 796-804

  Kang, Soon Ah ^a   Hong, Kyunghee ^b   Jang, Ki Hyo ^b   Kim, Sohye ^c   Lee, Kyung Hee ^d   Chang, Byung Il ^e   Kim, Chul Ho ^f   Choue, Ryowon ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Samcheok National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e BVC   (South Korea)

^f Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High fat diet; Hypolipidemic effects; Levan; Obesity; Rat; UCP

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LEVAN; LIPID; MESSENGER RNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 2; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PERITONEUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION; VISCERA; WEIGHT GAIN; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

EID: 4444221467     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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