Assessment of the influence of mixed spiced diet on lipid profile of albino rats
Two indigenous Nigerian spices-Gongronema latifolium (Utazi), and Ocimiuim gratissium (Ncheanwu) were used to formulate rat feed and assess their influence on the lipid profile. A total of forty-eight rats, mean body weight 118.12±13.31 were divided into four different diet groups, last group (D) serving as control (No spice). Feeding was done twice daily for period of five months, while water...
Published at American Journal Of Food And Nutrition.
Volume 3
Issue 3
Pages 117-121
Published in 2013
N. Nwachukwu and E.E J Iweala
Iweala Emeka » Emeka Iweala is a Professor of Biochemistry and a past head of department of Biological Sciences at the Covenant University, Nigeria. He currently serves as the Director, Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery (CUCRID) and deputy director, Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication African Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE). He worked as a faculty at the department... view full profile