Effect of Pomegranate Fruit Juice and Seed Oil on Serum Lipid Levels and Atherosclerosis Development in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits

Effect of Pomegranate Fruit Juice and Seed Oil on Serum Lipid Levels and Atherosclerosis Development in Hypercholesterolemic Rabbits

Background: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a drought tolerant fruit-bearing deciduous shrub native to Iran. It is widely cultivated in dry areas of Iran. Pomegranate fruit juice contains a wide range of polyphenolic metabolites, especially punicalagins with powerful antioxidative properties. Po...

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Main Authors: T Radjabian, H Fallah Husseini, M Karami, I Rasooli, S Faghihzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institue of Medicinal Plants, ACECR 2008-02-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants
Subjects:
pomegranate fruit juice
pomegranate seed oil
serum lipoproteins
atherosclerosis
hypercholesterolemic rabbits
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