title: Investigation of the effects of a sapogenin-rich preparation from a Jamaican yam (Dioscorea sp.) on blood cholesterol levels in rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica. marshalynw@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marsha-Lynn
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McKoy
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Omoruyi
authors.forename: Oswald
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asemota
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000378:metabolism; D027742:Dioscorea / Q000737:chemistry*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012502:Sapogenins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D008055:Lipids; D012502:Sapogenins; D002784:Cholesterol