Antilithiasic and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Raphanus sativus L. var. niger on Mice Fed with a Lithogenic Diet

In Mexico, Raphanus sativus L. var. niger (black radish) has uses for the treatment of gallstones and for decreasing lipids serum levels. We evaluate the effect of juice squeezed from black radish root in cholesterol gallstones and serum lipids of mice. The toxicity of juice was analyzed according t...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Guillermo Castro-Torres, Elia Brosla Naranjo-Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Domínguez-Ortíz, Janeth Gallegos-Estudillo, Margarita Virginia Saavedra-Vélez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/161205