Effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on heavy metal (nickel II and chromium VI) induced alteration of serum lipid profile in male albino rats

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Das Gupta, Amrita ^a   Das, Swastika N ^b   Dhundasi, Salim A ^a   Das, Kusal K ^a  

^a AL AMEEN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Computer Science and Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Garlic (Allium sativum); Nickel sulfate; Potassium dichromate; Serum lipid profile

Indexed keywords

DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; GARLIC EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NICKEL SULFATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GARLIC; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WISTAR RAT;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; RATTUS;

EID: 54349100205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2008050020     Document Type: Article

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