Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 49-56 , January 2010

White button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) lowers blood glucose and cholesterol levels in diabetic and hypercholesterolemic rats

  • Sang Chul Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Center for Plant and Food Science, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
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  • Yong Tae Jeong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Gyoungbuk 712-714, South Korea
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  • Byung Keun Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Gyoungbuk 712-714, South Korea
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  • Rezuanul Islam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Gyoungbuk 712-714, South Korea
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  • Sundar Rao Koyyalamudi

      Affiliations

    • Center for Plant and Food Science, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
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  • Gerald Pang

      Affiliations

    • Center for Plant and Food Science, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9685 9987 (Office phone); fax: +61 2 9685 9915.
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  • Kai Yip Cho

      Affiliations

    • Center for Plant and Food Science, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
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  • Chi Hyun Song

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology, Daegu University, Gyoungbuk 712-714, South Korea

Received 19 September 2009 ,Revised 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 14 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.12.003

Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 49-56 , January 2010

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