Short-Term and Sub-Chronic Dietary Exposure to Aspalathin-Enriched Green Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) Extract Affects Rat Liver Function and Antioxidant Status

Short-Term and Sub-Chronic Dietary Exposure to Aspalathin-Enriched Green Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) Extract Affects Rat Liver Function and Antioxidant Status

An aspalathin-enriched green rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) extract (GRE) was fed to male Fischer rats in two independent studies for 28 and 90 days. The average dietary total polyphenol (TP) intake was 756 and 627 mg Gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/kg body weight (bw)/day over 28 and 90 days, respecti...

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Main Authors: Johanna Debora van der Merwe, Dalene de Beer, Elizabeth Joubert, Wentzel C. A. Gelderblom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
herbal tea
biochemical parameters
serum iron
endogenous antioxidant enzymes
gene expression
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/12/19868

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