Antihyperlipidemic effects of mature coconut water and its role in regulating lipid metabolism in alloxan-induced experimental diabetes

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1331-1337

  Preetha, P P ^a   Devi, V Girija ^b   Rajamohan, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b Government College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Atherogenic index; Coconut water; HMG CoA reductase; Hyperlipidemia; Lipoprotein lipase

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880181473     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-013-1784-7     Document Type: Article

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