Long-term feeding effects of Catha edulis leaves on blood constituents in animals

Phytomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 639-644

  Al Habori, M ^a   Al Mamary, M ^a  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Catha edulis; Khat; Lipid profile; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEEDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 10844247376     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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