Hypocholesterolemic Properties and Prebiotic Effects of Mexican Ganoderma lucidum in C57BL/6 Mice

Edible and medicinal mushrooms contain bioactive compounds with promising effects on several cardiovascular risk biomarkers. However, strains of Ganoderma lucidum of Mexican origin have not yet been studied. Standardized extracts of G. lucidum (Gl) were given to C57BL/6 mice fed a high-cholesterol d...

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Main Authors: Meneses, María E., Martínez-Carrera, Daniel, Torres, Nimbe, Sánchez-Tapia, Mónica, Aguilar-López, Miriam, Morales, Porfirio, Sobal, Mercedes, Bernabé, Teodoro, Escudero, Helios, Granados-Portillo, Omar, Tovar, Armando R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4954724/