Biochemical and Molecular Study of the Influence of Amaranthus hypochondriacus Flour on Serum and Liver Lipids in Rats Treated with Ethanol

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 396-402

  López, Viviana R Lucero ^a   Razzeto, Gabriela S ^a   Escudero, Nora L ^a   Gimenez, M Sofía ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b Departamento de Farmacia Chacabuco y Pedernera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amaranthus hypochondriacus; Cholesterol; Ethanol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

ALCOHOL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; GENETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; ESTERIFICATION; ETHANOL; FATTY LIVER, ALCOHOLIC; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LDL; SEEDS;

EID: 84887891337     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-013-0388-3     Document Type: Article

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