Eggplant (Solanum melongena) infusion has a modest and transitory effect on hypercholesterolemic subjects

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1027-1036

  Guimaraes P R ^a   Galvao A M P ^a   Batista, C M ^a   Azevedo, G S ^a   Oliveira, R D ^a   Lamounier, R P ^a   Freire, N ^a   Barros, A M D ^a   Sakurai, E ^a   Oliveira, J P ^a   Vieira, E C ^a   Alvarez Leite, J I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis index; Cholesterolemia; Diet; Eggplant; Solanum melongena

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SCREENING; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

MELONGENA; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 0343442394     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2000000900006     Document Type: Article

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