Experiment 917708
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | IN RATION |
| Organism | Simmondsia californica (BUXACEAE) |
| Citation | VERSCHUREN,PM:. (1989). EVALUATION OF JOJOBA OIL AS A LOW-ENERGY FAT. 1. A 4-WEEK FEEDING STUDY IN RATS.. 27(1) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | AFTER 4-WEEKS OF FEEDING AT 3 DOSE LEVELS, PATHOLOGY WAS EVALUATED: THERE WAS A DOSE-RELATED INCREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELLS, THE SMALL INTESTINE WAS DISTENDED, VACUOLIZATION AND LIPID DEPOSITION IN THE ENTEROCYTES WAS SEEN. DOSE-RELATED RECOVERY OF JOJOBA OIL IN THE FECES WAS CORRELATED WITH INTESTINAL DAMAGE. DOSE LEVELS WERE FROM 2.2-9% OF DIET, SUPPLEMENTED WITH CONVENTIONAL FAT UP TO 18%. GENERAL HEALTH, SURVIVAL AND FOOD INTAKE WERE UNAFFECTED. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 2 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | RAT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |
| Extract | SEED OIL |