The Effects of Cooked Whole Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) and its Purified Bioactive, Rutin, on Symptoms of DSS-induced Acute Colitis and Recovery in C57BL/6 Mice

This thesis explored the effects of cooked whole asparagus and its purified bioactive, rutin, on colitis symptoms and disease progression in mice using a chemically-induced model of colitis. This model mimics active colitis and recovery states of ulcerative colitis. C57BL/6 mice were fed a basal die...

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Main Author: Lu, Jenifer Thi
Other Authors: Lindsay, Robinson
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/5330