Effect of dates and gahwa (Arabian coffee) supplementation on lipids in hypercholesterolemic hamsters

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-129

  Alsaif, Mohammed A ^a   Khan, Latifa K ^a   Alhamdan, Adel A H ^a   Alorf, Saada M ^a   Harfi, Sawsan H ^a   Al Othman, Abdulaziz M ^a   Arif, Zarina ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian coffee; Cholesterol; Dates; Hamster; HDL; LDL; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DRINKING WATER; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL DIET; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATE (FRUIT); DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAMSTER; HEART; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; SAUDI ARABIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 34548657203     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2007.123.129     Document Type: Article

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