Hypolipidemic effect of Telfairia occidentalis (fluted pumpkin) in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 330-336

  Adaramoye, O A ^a   Achem, J ^a   Akintayo, O O ^a   Fafunso, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolemia; Hypolipidemic effect; Questran; Telfairia occidentalis

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; COLESTYRAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMPKIN; RAT; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTYRAMINE; CUCURBITACEAE; DIET; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

RATTUS; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 34547129093     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.213     Document Type: Article

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