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标题：Androgenic and Anabolic Possibilities of Mucuna Pruriens
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作者：Renata Leite Tavares ; Maria da Conceição Rodrigues Gonçalves ; Jailane de Souza Aquino 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
印刷版ISSN：2333-1119
电子版ISSN：2333-1240
出版年度：2017
卷号：5
期号：12
页码：925-927
DOI：10.12691/jfnr-5-12-7
出版社：Science and Education Publishing
摘要：Mucuna pruriens is an Indian legume composed by high amounts of proteins and carbohydrates and small concentration of lipids. It has been used ethnopharmacologically as hipoglicemic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, hypolipidemic and mainly to Parkinson Disease treatment. Since Mucuna pruriens improves spermatogenesis, testis weight and increased the production of testosterone in rats, it has been assumed that mucuna has anabolic potential for muscle hypertrophy, so it has been commercially exploited as an ergogenic aid. This mini-review shows, in addition to promoting increased testosterone, increase in epididymal protein, thus confirming that its extracts may have influence on androgenic aspect. Despite this, it is necessary to confirm these findings in humans, since the studies analyzed were made only in animal model.
关键词：legume; anabolism; hypertrophy; strength; exercise