Histopathological alterations in organ structures of hypercholesterolemic rats fed Ortanique peel polymethoxylated flavones

Basic and Applied Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Green, Curtis O ^a,b   Wheatley, Andrew O ^b   Hanchard, Barrie ^b   Gibson, Tracey N ^b   Mcgrowder, Donovan A ^b   Dilworth, Lowell L ^b   Asemota, Helen N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Citrus; Hypercholesterolemia; Morphology; Ortanique

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053137246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17559294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-9294.2011.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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