Effect of a proanthocyanidin-rich extract from longan flower on markers of metabolic syndrome in fructose-fed rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 11018-11024

  Tsai, Hui Yun ^a   Wu, Liang Yi ^b   Hwang, Lucy Sun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Blood pressure; Insulin resistance; Longan flowers

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FLOWER; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SAPINDACEAE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET; FLOWERS; FRUCTOSE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SAPINDACEAE;

DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; RATTUS;

EID: 57849104047     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf801966y     Document Type: Article

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