Experiment 855327

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismSterculia urens (STERCULIACEAE)
CitationEASTWOOD,MA: BRYDON,WG: ANDERSON,DMW:. (1983). THE EFFECTS OF DIETARY GUM KARAYA (STERCULIA) IN MAN.. 17(1/2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseFIVE VOLUNTEERS CONSUMED GUM KARAYA FOR 21 DAYS. TESTING WAS DONE BEFORE AND AFTER THE TEST PERIOD AND THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ANY OF THE PARAMETERS MEASURED. TESTS INCLUDED: INTESTINAL TRANSIT TIME, FECAL WET OR DRY WEIGHT, FECAL FAT CONTENT, THE CONCENTRATION OF METHANE AND HYDROGEN IN THE BREATH, GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, SERUM CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES AND PHOSPHOLIPIDS, HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES, PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY AND URINALYSIS.
Dose amount10.5 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractGUM
GenderMALE