Effect of different particle size of seaweeds on cholesterol levels of rats

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue , 2002, Pages 1649-1650

  Wang, Wei ^a   Yoshie Stark, Yumiko ^a   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cholesterol; dietary fiber; liver; particle size; rats; seaweed; serum

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249105144     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.68.sup2_1649     Document Type: Article

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