Effect of Nigella Sativa on blood lipids in normal rats

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-109

  Ali, Basil A ^a   Bamosa, Abdullah O ^b   Al Hawsawi, Zubaida A ^b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Nigella Sativa; Rats; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMALIA; NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 0042203662     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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