The safety of PolyGlycopleX® (PGX®) as shown in a 90-day rodent feeding study
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- 16 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nutrition Journal
- Vol. 8 (1) , 1
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-8-1
Abstract
This study was designed to evaluate the safety of PolyGlycopleX® (PGX®), a novel viscous dietary polysaccharide (fiber), when administered to Sprague Dawley® rats in the diet for 90 days.Keywords
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