Effect of Litchi chinensis on adipose and hepatic tissues in rats with obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

The use of lychee extract as a supplemental therapeutic to ameliorate diabetes, obesity and its complications, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, has been investigated to determine whether lychee can act as a functional food during the development of obesity. Objective: to evaluate the effec...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Alexander-Aguilera, Isaac Aguirre-Maldonado, Jorge Rodríguez Antolín, Leticia Nicolás Toledo, Ida Soto Rodríguez, M. Guadalupe Sánchez Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X17300097