Wheat Germ Supplementation of a Low Vitamin E Diet in Rats Affords Effective Antioxidant Protection in Tissues

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 222-228

  Leenhardt, Fanny ^a,b   Fardet, Anthony ^a   Lyan, Bernard ^a   Gueux, Elyett ^a   Rock, Edmond ^a   Mazur, Andrzej ^a   Demigné, Christian ^a   Rémésy, Christian ^a   Chanliaud, Elisabeth ^b  

^a INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

^b ULICE   (France)

Author keywords

Cereal; Lipid peroxidation; Tocopherol; Wheat germ

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PROTECTION; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEAT GERM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHOLESTEROL; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MYOCARDIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT OILS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

RATTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 49649120154     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719694     Document Type: Article

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