Hypolipidemic and antioxidant activities of thymoquinone and limonene in atherogenic suspension fed rats

Food Chemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1116-1124

  Ahmad, Shafeeque ^a   Beg, Zafarul H ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arylesterase; HMG CoA reductase; Large buoyant LDL; Limonene; Small dense LDL; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ARYLESTERASE; HMG-COA REDUCTASE; LARGE BUOYANT-LDL; LIMONENE; SMALL DENSE-LDL; THYMOQUINONE;

ALDEHYDES; BUOYANCY; RATS;

MONOTERPENES;

3 HYDROXY 3 METHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ARYLESTERASE; CHOLESTEROL; LIMONENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE; THYMOQUINONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EX VIVO STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOLIPEMIA ACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER WEIGHT; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RISK; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZOQUINONES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CYCLOHEXENES; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; HUMANS; HYPOLIPOPROTEINEMIAS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TERPENES;

RATTUS;

EID: 84873717734     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.109     Document Type: Article

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