Efeito hipolipidêmico dos flavonóides naringina e rutina / Hypocholesterolemic effect of naringin and rutin flavonoids
Arch. latinoam. nutr
;
51(3): 258-264, sep. 2001.
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Flavonoids are pigments fenolics of plants that possess several biological activities, and many of these are associated with prevention of chronic diseases as cancer and hyperlipidemia. This work had as objective evaluates the effect of the flavonoids naringin and rutin on the metabolism lipidic of chicks hypercholesterolemic. In agreement with the results it can be observed that naringin and rutin reduced the levels of total cholesterol significantly, cholesterol-LDL, cholesterol-VLDL and triglycerols, not presenting, however, reductions in the levels of cholesterol-HDL.
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Main subject:
Rutin
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Flavones
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Hypercholesterolemia
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Lipids
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Anticholesteremic Agents
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Arch. latinoam. nutr
Journal subject:
Bioqu¡mica
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EducaÆo Alimentar e Nutricional
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Fenmenos Fisiol¢gicos da NutriÆo
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
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NUTRICAO
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Viçosa/BR
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