Apricot and pumpkin oils reduce plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations in rats fed a high-fat diet

Grasas y Aceites

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 443-452

  Ramadan, Mohamed F ^a,b   Zayed, R ^c   Abozid, M ^d   Asker, M M S ^e  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^d Minufiya Government   (Egypt)

^e NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apricot seed oil; Cholesterol; Fatty acids; HDL cholesterol; Hypercholesterolemia; LDL cholesterol; Polyunsaturated; Pumpkin seed oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; RATTUS;

EID: 80053490676     PISSN: 00173495     EISSN: 19884214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/gya.032911     Document Type: Article

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