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Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Chlorella pyrenoidosa extract controls lipid levels in menopause models
May 13th, 2004
Chlorella pyrenoidosa extract controls lipid levels in menopause models. "The effects of a hot water extract of Chlorella pyrenoidosa, which contains chlorella growth factor (CGF), on the body weight, serum lipids, and the bone mass were evaluated using an ovariectomized rat as a model for postmenopausal bone loss. Rats were divided into four groups: sham-operated (Sham), Sham given the CGF solution, ovariectomized (OVX), and OVX given the CGF solution, respectively. Administration of the extract to OVX rats suppressed the body weight gain," researchers in Japan report. "After 7 weeks, the administration of the extract to the OVX group...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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