Toxicological evaluation of Tetracarpidium conophorum nut oil-based diet in rats

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 898-902

  Oladiji, A T ^a   Abodunrin, T P ^a   Yakubu, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

'Marker' enzymes; Cardiovascular risk; Growth performance; Serum lipids; Soybean oil; Tetracarpidium conophorum

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; EDIBLE OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SOYBEAN OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; HEART; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUT; RAT; TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM; TISSUE GROWTH; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; EATING; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; NIGERIA; NUTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOYBEANS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; RATTUS; TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM;

EID: 76749165704     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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