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Title	DIGESTIBILITY AND HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC EFFECT OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN IN ALBINO RATS

Names	Mathew, P.T. Nair, K.G.R. Madhavan, P.
Date Issued	1995 (iso8601)
Abstract	Chitin and chitosan prepared from prawn head and shell waste were incorporated in the diets of albino rats (Wistar strain) in 0.5 % and 1.0% levels and fed for a period of 13 weeks. At the end of the experimental feeding the cholesterol contents in the internal organs and serum were decreased in the chitin and chitosan fed animals compared to the control. The hypocholesterolernic effect was more significant in the serum than in the internal organs. This effect was more pronounced with chitosan than chitin.
Genre	Other
Identifier	FAO Fisheries Report No. 514 Supplement 1995. 9th Session of the Working Party on Fish Technology and Marketing, Cochin , India

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