Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) peel flour: effects on hepatoprotection and dyslipidemia induced by a hypercholesterolemic diet

Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) peel flour: effects on hepatoprotection and dyslipidemia induced by a hypercholesterolemic diet

ABSTRACT Dyslipidemias are associated with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hepatic steatosis, being the cause of morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the effects of lychee peel flour (PF) on serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density...

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Main Authors: ESTELA R. QUEIROZ, CELESTE M.P. DE ABREU, DENISE A. ROCHA, RAIMUNDO V. DE SOUSA, RODRIGO M. FRÁGUAS, MARIANA A. BRAGA, PEDRO H.S. CÉSAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2017-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
cholesterol
lipid peroxidation
steatosis
triacylglycerol
weight gain
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