Vitamin C increases the fecal fat excretion by chitosan in guinea-pigs, thereby reducing body weight gain

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1234-1241

  Jun, S C ^a   Jung, E Y ^b   Kang, D H ^c   Kim, J M ^d   Chang, U J ^a   Suh, Hyung Joo ^b  

^a Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiobesity; Chitosan; Fecal excretion; Guinea pig; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHITOSAN; FECES LIPID; FAT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FECES; GUINEA PIG; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION;

CAVIA;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHITOSAN; DIET; FATS; FECES; GUINEA PIGS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77955595961     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2970     Document Type: Article

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