Amelioration of Cholesterol Induced Atherosclerosis by Normalizing Gene Expression, Cholesterol Profile and Antioxidant Enzymes by Vigna unguiculata

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-123

  Janeesh, P A ^a   Abraham, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Anti atherogenic; Antioxidants; Cardiovascular diseases; Hypolipidemic; Lipid peroxidation products; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENZYME; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYMES; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RABBITS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 84878019506     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-013-0345-1     Document Type: Article

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