Hypolipidemic effect of soluble fiber isolated from seeds of cassia tora Linn. In rats fed a high-cholesterol diet

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1592-1596

  Cho, Il Jin ^a   Lee, Chan ^b   Ha, Tae Youl ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hypolipidemic effect; Seeds of C. tora; Soluble fiber

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; SENNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; MALE; PLANT SEED; RAT; SENNA; SOLUBILITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CASSIA; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIETARY FIBER; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 34249850424     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0622127     Document Type: Article

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