Potentials of Kerstingiella geocarpa as a Health Food

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 184-187

  Ajayi, O B ^a   Oyetayo, F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Hematological parameters; Hypocholesterolemia; Kerstingiella geocarpa; Lysine:arginine ratio; Proximate composition

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTIDINE; KERSTINGIELLA GEOCARPA EXTRACT; LYSINE; PHENYLALANINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KERSTINGIELLA GEOCARPA; LEGUME; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CASEINS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FABACEAE; HEALTH FOOD; HEMATOLOGY; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENYLALANINE; RATS; SEEDS;

MACROTYLOMA GEOCARPUM; RATTUS;

EID: 64949114780     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0100     Document Type: Article

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