Transgenic zero-erucic and high-oleic mustard oil improves glucose clearance rate, erythrocyte membrane docosahexaenoic acid content and reduces osmotic fragility of erythrocytes in male Syrian golden hamsters
Brassica juncea, the Indian mustard variety has high erucic acid (22:1 n-9) in its oil, which causes several deleterious effects. The Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (India) has developed a zero-erucic and high-oleic acid transgenic mustard variety having 67% oleic acid, which is almo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352385918300264 |