Hypolipideimic and hypocholestermic effect of pine nuts in rats fed high fat, cholesterol-diet

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1667-1677

  Amr, A Rezq ^a   Abeer, E El Khamisy ^b  

^a University of Helwan   (Egypt)

^b Port Said University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertriglyceridemia; Pine nuts; Rats; Serum lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856175848     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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