The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice

dc.contributor.author	Pathberiya, L. Gayathri
dc.contributor.author	Jansz, E.R.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-13T03:29:31Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-13T03:29:31Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	Pathberiya, L.G., & Jansz, E.R. (2006). The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 13, 41-47.	en-US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1058
dc.description.abstract	Four types of the most common paJrnyrah fruit pulp (Borassusflabel/ifer L) were chosen on the basis of morphology of fruit. On feeding to ICR (Institute of Cancer Research) mice at 10% level all types of pulp lowered total cholesterol in ICR mice by 24 - 34 % relative to control. Total cholesterol was lower in all types. The p values of total serum cholesterol were: 0.04,0.02,0.0035,0.0007 for type 1,II, III, IV respectively. The effect on HDL cholesterol was widely different for the 4 types of pulp. The mechanism of lowering of cholesterol appears complex, probably involving: dietary fibre, flabeUiferin profile and content and perhaps other factors. The well-known cholesterol reducing agents in plants, which are the free phytosterols, are not present in palmyrah fruit pulp.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Borassus ftabellifer	en_US
dc.subject	Flabelliferins	en_US
dc.subject	Hypocholesterolaemic	en_US
dc.subject	ICR mice	en_US
dc.subject	Palmyrah	en_US
dc.title	The Effect of the Fruit Pulp of Four Cultivars of Palmyrah on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Mice	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.date.published	2006