Hypolipidemic Effect of Avocado (Persea americana Mill) Seed in a Hypercholesterolemic Mouse Model

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-16

  Pahua Ramos, María Elena ^a   Ortiz Moreno, Alicia ^a   Chamorro Cevallos, Germán ^a   Hernández Navarro, María Dolores ^b   Garduño Siciliano, Leticia ^a   Necoechea Mondragón, Hugo ^a   Hernández Ortega, Marcela ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avocado; Dietary; Fiber; Hypolipidemic; Phenolic compounds; Seed

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE MODEL; FLOUR; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PERSEA; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLOUR; HYDROXYBENZOATES; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MICE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERSEA; PHENOLS; SEEDS;

MUS; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84858270966     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-012-0280-6     Document Type: Article

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