The results of some studies involving animal models of obesity induced by monosodium glutamate are not conclusive

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-

  Wu, X ^a,b   Xie, C Y ^b   Yin, Y ^a,b   Deng, Z Y ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET RESTRICTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; OBESITY; RATS; SODIUM GLUTAMATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84873419807     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.211     Document Type: Letter

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