The antithrombotic and fibrinolytic effect of natto in hypercholesterolemia rats

Preventive Nutrition and Food Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-82

  Park, Kum Ju ^a   Kang, Jung Il ^a   Kim, Tae Seok ^a   Yeo, Ik Hyun ^a  

^a Food and Culture Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antithrombotic effect; Fibrinolytic effect; Hypercholesterolemia rats; Natto

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864850637     PISSN: 22871098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3746/pnf.2012.17.1.078     Document Type: Article

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