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Effects of total chikusetsusaponins and orlistat (a lipase inhibitor) on fat excretion on day 3 in feces of mice fed a high-fat diet |
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| Animal No. |
Feces weight (g) |
Triacyglycrol in feces (μmol/g feces) |
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| Laboratory chow pellet |
13 |
1.04 ± 0.017* |
5.05 ± 0.70* |
| High-fat diet (HF) |
13 |
0.14 ± 0.035 |
36.66 ± 1.03 |
| HF + |
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| 1% Total chikusetsusaponins |
7 |
0.26 ± 0.012* |
41.64 ± 3.48 |
| HF + |
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| 3% Total chikusetsusaponins |
7 |
0.31 ± 0.049 |
53.42 ± 4.86* |
| HF + |
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| 0.025 % orlistat (lipase inhibitor) |
7 |
0.22 ± 0.040 |
394.38 ± 65.39* |
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Values are means ± S.E. of 7 – 13 mice. * Significantly different from the high-fat diet group, P < 0.05. | |||
Han et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2005 5:9 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-5-9 |
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