Fenugreek improves diet-induced metabolic disorders in rats

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 950-955

  Muraki, E ^a   Chiba, H ^a   Tsunoda, N ^a   Kasono, K ^a  

^a JOSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

glucose tolerance; high fat high sucrose diet; lipid metabolism

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; FECES LIPID; INSULIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 83155181316     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291345     Document Type: Article

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