The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 8 , Pages 519-524 , August 2007

Meal cysteine improves postprandial glucose control in rats fed a high-sucrose meal

  • Clemence Blouet

      Affiliations

    • UMR 914 INRA, INAPG, Nutrition Physiology and ingestive behavior, Institut National Agronomique, Paris 75005, France
    • Supported by an MRT grant from the French ministry for research.
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  • François Mariotti

      Affiliations

    • UMR 914 INRA, INAPG, Nutrition Physiology and ingestive behavior, Institut National Agronomique, Paris 75005, France
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  • Takashi Mikogami

      Affiliations

    • Armor Protéines SAS, 35460 Saint-Brice-en-Coglès, France
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  • Daniel Tome

      Affiliations

    • UMR 914 INRA, INAPG, Nutrition Physiology and ingestive behavior, Institut National Agronomique, Paris 75005, France
    • ,
  • Jean-François Huneau

      Affiliations

    • UMR 914 INRA, INAPG, Nutrition Physiology and ingestive behavior, Institut National Agronomique, Paris 75005, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 6 June 2006 ,Revised 19 July 2006 ,Accepted 3 October 2006.

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PII: S0955-2863(06)00230-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.10.002

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 8 , Pages 519-524 , August 2007

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