Impact of flaxseed intake upon metabolic syndrome indicators in female Wistar rats Impacto do consumo da linhaça sobre os indicadores da síndrome metabólica em ratos fêmeas Wistar

PURPOSE: To evaluate whether the prolonged consumption of flaxseed minimize the factors that trigger MS in healthy rats. METHODS: Pregnant rats were divided immediately after delivery into two groups during the lactation period, a control group (CG) receiving casein-based diet with 17% of protein, a...

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Main Authors: Lívia Hipólito Cardozo Brant, Ludmila Ferreira Medeiros de França Cardozo, Luís Guillermo Coca Velarde, Gilson Teles Boaventura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000800004