The effects of oral administration of green tea and ginger extracts on serum and hepatic lipid content in rats fed a hyperlipidemic diet

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1709-1713

  Ahmida, M H ^a   Abuzogaya, M H ^a  

^a AL ARAB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Atherogenic diet; Ginger; Green tea; Hyperlipidemia; Total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949910682     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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