Hypolipemic and antioxidant activities from Tamarindus indica L. pulp fruit extract in hypercholesterolemic hamsters

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 810-818

  Martinello, F ^a   Soares, S M ^a   Franco, J J ^a   Santos, A C ^a   Sugohara, A ^b   Garcia, S B ^a   Curti, C ^a   Uyemura, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Atherosclerosis; Free radical; Hypercholesterolemic hamster; Tamarind; Tamarindus indica L.

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; HAMSTER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; TAMARIND;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRICETINAE; DIET; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FRUIT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TAMARINDUS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 33646175809     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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