Evaluation of the effects of bitter yam tuber supplementation on serum parameters used to assess hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in transgenic mice

Evaluation of the effects of bitter yam tuber supplementation on serum parameters used to assess hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in transgenic mice

The Jamaican bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) (ITIS) is known to possess potent antidiabetic and hypocholesterolemic properties and can therefore be exploited for associated nutraceutical/pharmaceutical purposes. It however possesses bioactive compounds known to promote organ damage when ingested...

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Main Authors: DEWAYNE K. STENNETT, FREDERICK OLADEINDE, ANDREW O. WHEATLEY, LOWELL L. DILWORTH, CHRISTINE HOHMANN, JOSEPH BRYANT, HELEN N. ASEMOTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Plovdiv University Press 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of BioScience and Biotechnology
Subjects:
toxicity
organ damage
bitter yam
transgenic mice
experimental hypercholesterolemia
Online Access:http://www.jbb.uni-plovdiv.bg/documents/27807/352486/jbb_2014-3(2)-pages_133-139.pdf

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