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Short-term synergistic effect of fruit extracts with red-ginseng on forced swimming endurance capacity in ICR mice

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This study was designed to evaluate the effect of the oral administration of fruit extracts (lemon and Japanese apricot) combined with red-ginseng on the endurance and availability of metabolic substrates in ICR mice. Administration of the fruit extracts and red-ginseng (RG) (1:1) significantly increased swimming capacity, by 40%, with increased expenditures of non-esterified fatty acids and triglycerides in the plasma of the mice after 1 week of feeding. There was no significant increase in swimming capacity with the fruit extract alone. These results suggest that the fruit extract could synergistically elevate the effects of red-ginseng on swimming capacity in the mice by increasing fat utilization and reducing the consumption of stored glucose.

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  1. Department of Food and Biotechnology, Korea University, Chungnam, 339-700, Korea

    Jun Ho Kim, Wan Sik Jung & Young Jun Kim

  2. Department of Animal Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Gyeonggi, 456-756, Korea

    Gui Seck Bae

  3. Department of Food Science and Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongnam, 660-701, Korea

    Ho Jin Heo

  4. Department of Food Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 446-701, Korea

    Dae-Ok Kim

  5. Department of Food and Nutrition, Baewha Women’s College University, Seoul, 110-735, Korea

    Jin A. Yoon

  6. Department of Sports and Leisure Studies, Korea University, Chungnam, 339-700, Korea

    Sangho Kim

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Kim, J.H., Jung, W.S., Bae, G.S. et al. Short-term synergistic effect of fruit extracts with red-ginseng on forced swimming endurance capacity in ICR mice. Food Sci Biotechnol 19, 267–270 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-010-0039-5

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