Spirulina and its hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects in humans: A systematic review;Spirulina y su efecto hipolipemiante y antioxidante en humanos: Una revisión sistemática

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 494-500

  Hernández Lepe, Marco Antonio ^a   Wall Medrano, Abraham ^a   Juárez Oropeza, Marco Antonio ^b   Ramos Jiménez, Arnulfo ^a   Hernández Torres, Rosa P ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cyanobacterium; Dyslipidemia; Functional foods; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SPIRULINA;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPIRULINA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84938530919     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.2.9100     Document Type: Review

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