Original Article

The Effects of Viscaceae on the Cholesterol Metabolism in Rats

N.E. Sung
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Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Corresponding author: N,E. Sung. Dept. of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Rat were fed with diets containing 1%, 2%, 5%, and 10% Viscaceae powder respectively for 8 weeks. The following results were obtained.

1) In the group of 1% diet, the fat contents of serum and liver decreased, but in the other groups increased.

2) Viscaceae has a tendency to effect on the prequancy and the growth of fetus.