Long-term ingestion of monosodium L-glutamate did not induce obesity, dyslipidemia or insulin resistance: A two-generation study in mice

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-135

  Nakamura, Hidehiro ^a   Kawamata, Yasuko ^a   Kuwahara, Tomomi ^a   Smriga, Miro ^b   Sakai, Ryosei ^a  

^a AJINOMOTO CO INC   (Japan)

^b Ajinomoto Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Monosodium glutamate; MSG; Obesity; Safety; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LACTATION; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; MATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PROGENY;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPONECTIN; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; FRUCTOSE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBESITY; SODIUM GLUTAMATE;

MUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878426150     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.59.129     Document Type: Article

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