Modulatory effects of black v. green tea aqueous extract on hyperglycaemia, hyperlipidaemia and liver dysfunction in diabetic and obese rat models

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1611-1619

  Ramadan, Gamal ^a   El Beih, Nadia M ^a   Abd El Ghffar, Eman A ^a  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Alloxan; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hyperglycaemia; Liver dysfunction; Tea

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER WEIGHT; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIVER; MALE; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 73749084996     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711450999208X     Document Type: Article

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