Effect of aubergine (Solanum melongena) on serum and hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides in rats

The present work reports the effect of aubergine extract on serum and hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides levels in adult rats. Fisher rats were divided into three groups: the first one received a normolipidic diet and water , serving as a control; the other two received a hypercholesterolaemic di...

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Main Authors: Marcelo E Silva, Rinaldo C Santos, Maureen C O'Leary, Ronald S Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 1999-01-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89131999000300011