Beneficial hypolipidemic influence of a combination of dietary fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) seeds and garlic (Allium sativum) in induced hypercholesterolemic rats

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 240, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1049-1058

  Mukthamba, Puttaswamy ^a   Srinivasan, Krishnapura ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Atherogenicity index; Blood cholesterol; Fenugreek; Garlic; Hypercholesterolemia

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY FLUIDS; NUTRITION; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RATS; RESTORATION;

ANTIOXIDANT STATUS; ATHEROGENICITY INDEX; BLOOD CHOLESTEROL; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA;

CHOLESTEROL;

EID: 84939978579     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-014-2408-4     Document Type: Article

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