title: Antiatherosclerotic effects of alfalfa meal ingestion in chicks: a biochemical evaluation.
abstract: Feeding Alfalfa seed extract to chicks resulted in significant reduction of total cholesterol, phospholipid, triglyceride, LDL-Cholesterol and VLDL-cholesterol. Simultaneously, an increased in the HDL-cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio occurred with reduction in total cholesterol and phospholipid contents of liver and (ventricular) muscle of the heart. Results obtained with alfalfa seed extract ingestion were evaluated with a standard drug, compound, clofibrate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002645:Chickens; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D000455:Medicago sativa; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014280:Triglycerides; D006003:Glycogen; D002784:Cholesterol; D002994:Clofibrate