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SUBMITTER: Kanagasabapathy G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3662117 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kanagasabapathy G G Malek S N A SN Mahmood A A AA Chua K H KH Vikineswary S S Kuppusamy U R UR
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20130507
Mushrooms have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. In this study, the effect of β -glucan-rich extract of P. sajor-caju (GE) on lipid lowering and antioxidant potential was assessed in C57BL/6J mice fed on a high-fat diet. Obesity was induced in C57BL/6J mice by feeding a high-fat diet. The control groups in this study were ND (for normal diet) and HFD (for high-fat diet). The treated groups were ND240 (for normal diet) (240 mg/kg b.w) and HFD60, HFD120, and HFD240 (for high-fat d ...[more]