Monoterpene phenolic compound thymol prevents high fat diet induced obesity in murine model

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-123

  Haque, Mohammad Rafiul ^a   Ansari, S H ^a   Najmi, A K ^a   Ahmad, Mohammed Afroz ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; High fat diet; Insulin; Leptin; Obesity; Thymol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEPTIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; THYMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXPERIMENTAL OBESITY; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH FAT DIET INDUCED OBESITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MICE; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; RATS, WISTAR; THYMOL;

EID: 84893296966     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.861888     Document Type: Article

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