EFFECT OF UNRIPE GRAPE JUICE (VERJUICE) ON PLASMA LIPID LEVELS IN RABBITS RENDERED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC BY FEEDING EGG YOLK
Since many years it has been a general belief in Iranian traditional medicine that unripe grape juice (verjuice) has lipid-lowering effect. This study was designed to test this hypothesis. Fifty rabbits were selected and divided into 5 groups with 10 rabbits in each. Group 1 had no supplemental diet...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2006-08-01
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Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3004.pdf&manuscript_id=3004 |