Enzyme activities and histology study on high fat diet-induced obese rats by pink guava puree

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1100-1106

  Norazmir, M N ^a,b   Ayub, M Y ^b   Ummi, M M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Enzyme activities; Histology; Kidney; Liver; Pink guava

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUAVA; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIPID DIET; LIVER CELL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ORGAN WEIGHT; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RATTUS;

EID: 79251484302     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.1100.1106     Document Type: Article

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