A diet rich in leafy vegetable fiber improves cholesterol metabolism in high-cholesterol fed rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 1299-1306

  Ezz El Arab, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cholesterol Metabolism; Jew's mallow; Leaf vegetable; Rat

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; STEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE MODEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROLS; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 71149099723     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1299.1306     Document Type: Article

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