Influence of squalene feeding on plasma leptin, testosterone & blood pressure in rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-153

  Liu, Yuxi ^a   Xu, Xianhuan ^a   Bi, Dingren ^a   Wang, Xiliang ^a   Zhang, Xixiong ^a   Dai, Hanchuan ^a   Chen, Shunyou ^a   Zhang, Weimin ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Leptin; Squalene; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LEPTIN; SQUALENE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; DIET; LEPTIN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SQUALENE; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 65949120923     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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