Composition, nutritional aspects and effect on serum parameters of marine algae Ulva rigida

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-449

  Taboada, Cristina ^a   Millán, Rosendo ^a   Míguez, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Chemical composition; Nutritional value; Serum parameters

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULVA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ULVA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ULVA; ULVA RIGIDA;

EID: 73349090968     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3836     Document Type: Article

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