Phytochemical composition of Pleurotus tuber regium and effect of its dietary incorporation on body /organ weights and serum triacylglycerols in albino mice

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 939-943

  Ijeh, Ifeoma ^a   Okwujiako, Ikechukwu A ^a   Nwosu, Princess C ^a   Nnodim, Henry I ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Lipids; Minerals; Nutrients; Phytochemicals; Pleurotus tuber regium

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; COPPER; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASH; CALORIE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FIBER; INTESTINE WEIGHT; KIDNEY MASS; LIVER WEIGHT; MOISTURE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGAN WEIGHT; PANCREAS WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLEUROTUS TUBER REGIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; PLEUROTUS TUBERREGIUM;

EID: 73649089670     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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