Effects of Ramadan fasting on serum low-density and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol concentrations

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 297-299

  Qujeg, Durdi ^a   Bijani, Khezroolla ^a   Kalavi, Khodaberdi ^b   Mohiti, Javad ^c   Aliakbarpour, Hamidreza ^d  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

HDL cholesterol; Hyperlipidemia; LDL cholesterol; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIFESTYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MORALITY; MOSLEM; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUNLIGHT; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0036765325     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2002.297     Document Type: Article

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