Trypsin inhibitor from tamarindus indica L. seeds reduces weight gain and food consumption and increases plasmatic cholecystokinin levels

Trypsin inhibitor from tamarindus indica L. seeds reduces weight gain and food consumption and increases plasmatic cholecystokinin levels

OBJECTIVES: Seeds are excellent sources of proteinase inhibitors, some of which may have satietogenic and slimming actions. We evaluated the effect of a trypsin inhibitor from Tamarindus indica L. seeds on weight gain, food consumption and cholecystokinin levels in Wistar rats. METHODS: A trypsin in...

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Main Authors: Joycellane Alline do Nascimento Campos Ribeiro, Alexandre Coellho Serquiz, Priscila Fabíola dos Santos Silva, Patrícia Batista Barra Medeiros Barbosa, Tarcísio Bruno Montenegro Sampaio, Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Junior, Adeliana Silva de Oliveira, Richele Janaina Araújo Machado, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, Adriana Ferreira Uchôa, Elizeu Antunes dos Santos, Ana Heloneida de Araújo Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-02-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Tamarind
Satiety
Slimming
Obesity
CCK
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