Hypoglycemic and hypocholesterolemic potential of Persea americana leaf extracts

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 356-360

  Brai, Bartholomew I C ^a,b   Odetola, A A ^b   Agomo, P U ^a  

^a NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Avocado; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypoglycemia; Leaf extracts; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AVOCADO; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BILE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIPID DIET; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PERSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS;

PERSEA AMERICANA; RATTUS;

EID: 34547110136     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.291     Document Type: Article

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