Effects of two storage β-1,3-glucans, laminaran from Eicenia bicyclis and paramylon from Euglena gracili, on cecal environment and plasma lipid levels in rats

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 399-404

  Kuda, Takashi ^a   Enomoto, Toshiki ^b   Yano, Toshihiro ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1,3 Glucan; Cecal environment; Laminaran; Liver weight; Paramylon; Plasma lipid

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 70449705798     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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