Hypocholesterolemic Properties and Prebiotic Effects of Mexican Ganoderma lucidum in C57BL/6 Mice.

Hypocholesterolemic Properties and Prebiotic Effects of Mexican Ganoderma lucidum in C57BL/6 Mice.

Edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds with promising effects on several cardiovascular risk biomarkers. However, strains of Ganoderma lucidum of Mexican origin have not yet been studied. Standardized extracts of G. lucidum (Gl) were given to C57BL/6 mice fed a high-cholesterol d...

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Main Authors: María E Meneses, Daniel Martínez-Carrera, Nimbe Torres, Mónica Sánchez-Tapia, Miriam Aguilar-López, Porfirio Morales, Mercedes Sobal, Teodoro Bernabé, Helios Escudero, Omar Granados-Portillo, Armando R Tovar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4954724?pdf=render

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