Hypocholesterolemic and hypotensive effects of a fruit-based functional beverage in spontaneously hypertensive rats fed with cholesterol-rich diet

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1392-1401

  Gunathilake, K D P P ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Rupasinghe, H P Vasantha ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cholesterol; Functional beverage; LDL; Spontaneously hypertensive rats

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 84880506637     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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