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Polyphenolic extract of lotus root (edible rhizome of Nelumbo nucifera) alleviates hepatic steatosis in obese diabetic db/db mice

BACKGROUND: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as the most common liver disease of industrialized countries. Thus, discovering food components that can ameliorate NAFLD is of interest. Lotus root, the edible rhizome of Nelumbo nucifera, contains high levels of polyphenolic compound...

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Autores principales: Tsuruta, Yumi, Nagao, Koji, Kai, Shunichi, Tsuge, Keisuke, Yoshimura, Takashi, Koganemaru, Kazuyoshi, Yanagita, Teruyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22067945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-202