The Effect of Eating Sea Cucumber Jelly on Candida Load in the Oral Cavity of Elderly Individuals in a Nursing Home

We conducted a double-blind randomized controlled study of elderly individuals in a nursing home to investigate the effect of the consumption of jelly containing sea cucumber on their oral Candida load. The jelly contained a hydrolysate of the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus, which contained triter...

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Main Authors: Akira Yano, Akiko Abe, Fumie Aizawa, Hidetoshi Yamada, Kentaro Minami, Miki Matsui, Mitsuo Kishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/12/4993