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- 1Field, Catherine J.
- 1Anthocyanidin Reductase
- 1Diabetes
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Assessment of the mechanisms exerting glucose-lowering effects of dried peas in glucose-intolerant rats
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Jin, Alena, Field, Catherine J., Yee, Homun, Kozicky, Lisa, Morris, Jill, Chan, Catherine B., Bell, Rhonda C., Ha, Christine, Whitlock, Kevin A., Ozga, Jocelyn A.
The present study compared the effects of feeding uncooked pea fractions (embryo v. seed coat) on glucose homeostasis in glucose-intolerant rats and examined potential mechanisms influencing glucose homeostasis. Rats were made glucose intolerant by high-fat feeding, after which diets containing...
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2014
Nguyen, Trinh-Don, Ozga, Jocelyn A., Reinecke, Dennis M., Ferraro, Kiva, Ro, Dae-Kyun, Jin, Alena
Background Proanthocyanidins (PAs) accumulate in the seeds, fruits and leaves of various plant species including the seed coats of pea (Pisum sativum), an important food crop. PAs have been implicated in human health, but molecular and biochemical characterization of pea PA biosynthesis has not...