Reducing Effect of Feeding Powdered Nacre of Pinctada maxima on the Visceral Fat of Rats.

Autor: Shono, Masayuki, Shimizu, Ichiro, Aoyagi, Eriko, Taniguchi, Tatsuya, Takenaka, Hidetaka, Ishikawa, Momoko, Urata, Mari, Sannomiya, Katsutaka, Tamaki, Katsuyoshi, Harada, Nagakatsu, Nakaya, Yutaka, Takayama, Tetsuji
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Zdroj: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry; Oct2008, Vol. 72 Issue 10, p2761-2763, 3p, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: The article studies how feeding the powdered nacre of Pinctada maxima caused a reduction in the levels of blood triglycerides, visceral fat amount and body weight in rats. It includes an in-depth analysis of the role of the accumulation of abdominal fat complicated by high blood triglycerides as a risk factor for metabolic syndromes, as well as a discussion on the issues' implications for the medical sciences.
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