Transcriptional profiling in rats and an ex vivo analysis implicate novel beneficial function of egg shell membrane in liver fibrosis

Egg shell membrane (ESM) is a natural and safe food by-product from egg processing whilst there is little information about the role of ESM as a food component. Effects of dietary ESM on gene expression in rat liver were investigated through DNA microarray comprehensive analysis. The expression of s...

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Main Authors: Huijuan Jia, Kenji Saito, Wanping Aw, Shoko Takahashi, Manaka Hanate, Yukio Hasebe, Hisanori Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464613001515