Fenugreek seeds reduce atherogenic diet-induced cholesterol gallstone formation in experimental mice

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 933-943

  Reddy, R L R ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antilithogenic influence; Biliary lipid profile; Cholesterol gallstones; Cholesterol saturation index; Dietary fenugreek seeds

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FENUGREEK; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BILE; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; GALLSTONES; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 74849130816     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y09-084     Document Type: Article

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