Urobilinogen, as a Bile Pigment Metabolite, Has an Antioxidant Function

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 191-197

  Nakamura, Takashi ^a,b   Sato, Katsuyuki ^b   Akiba, Mitsuo ^b   Ohnishi, Masao ^a,c  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Asai Germanium Research Institute Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

antioxidant; bile pigment; intestine; lipid oxidation; urobilinogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349111886     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.55.191     Document Type: Article

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