Suppression of serum cholesterol levels in mice by Adzuki bean polyphenols

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-220

  Nishi, Shigenori ^a,b   Saito, Yusuke ^a,b   Souma, Chihiro ^c   Kato, Jun ^d   Koaze, Hiroshi ^a,b   Hironaka, Kazunori ^a,b   Kojima, Michiyuki ^a,b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Central Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

^d Hokkaido Prefectural Tokachi Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adzuki polyphenol; Cholesterol micellization; High cholesterol diet

Indexed keywords

MUS; VIGNA ANGULARIS;

EID: 61849165163     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.14.217     Document Type: Article

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