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Effects Of Prolonged Oral Intake Of Monosodium Glutamate (Msg) On Body Weight And Its Correlation To Stomach Histopathological Changes In Male Rats, Gamal S. Abd El-Aziz, Magdy O. El-Fark, Sherif M. Hassan, Mohamed H. Badawoud
Effects Of Prolonged Oral Intake Of Monosodium Glutamate (Msg) On Body Weight And Its Correlation To Stomach Histopathological Changes In Male Rats, Gamal S. Abd El-Aziz, Magdy O. El-Fark, Sherif M. Hassan, Mohamed H. Badawoud
The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a food additive found in many commercial food products. The safe use of MSG has generated much controversy regarding weight gain and health effects. In the present study, the effects of MSG administration for different periods of time on weight gain and on the structure of gastric mucosa in rats were investigated. Thirty-two adult male rats were used and randomly divided into two treated and two control groups (n=8, each). The rats in the treated groups received a daily oral dose of 395 mg/kg bw of MSG for 3 and 6 weeks, respectively, while the control …