Amelioration of abdominal obesity by low-molecular-weight polyphenol (Oligonol) from lychee

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-348

  Nishihira, Jun ^a,b   Sato Ueshima, Maremi ^a,b   Kitadate, Kentaro ^c   Wakame, Koji ^c   Fujii, Hajime ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO INFORMATION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Knowledge Cluster   (Japan)

^c Amino Up Chemical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adipokine; Adiponectin; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Polyphenol

Indexed keywords

LITCHI CHINENSIS;

EID: 70449705865     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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