Comparative studies on the hypolipidemic and growth suppressive effects of oolong, black, pu-erh, and green tea leaves in rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 480-489

  Kuo, Kuan Li ^a   Weng, Meng Shih ^b   Chiang, Chun Te ^b   Tsai, Yao Jen ^a   Lin Shiau, Shoei Yn ^b   Lin, Jen Kun ^b  

^a Tea Research and Extension Station   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Growth suppressive; HDL C; Hypolipodemic; LDL C; Total cholesterol; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EPIDIDYMIS; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; GROWTH INHIBITORS; MALE; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 12344267193     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf049375k     Document Type: Article

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