Multi-Functional Roles of Chitosan as a Potential Protective Agent against Obesity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Walsh, Ann M ^a   Sweeney, Torres ^a   Bahar, Bojlul ^a   O'Doherty, John V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHITOSAN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOKINES; ANIMALS; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHITOSAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; OBESITY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84872358358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053828     Document Type: Article

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