Hegazi ,, A., Ragab, S. (2005). EFFECT OF FEEDING LETTUCE AND GARDEN ROCKET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN: 2- DIABETIC RATS. Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 30(1), 205-214. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2005.237955
A. M.E. Hegazi ,; S. S. Ragab. "EFFECT OF FEEDING LETTUCE AND GARDEN ROCKET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN: 2- DIABETIC RATS". Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 30, 1, 2005, 205-214. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2005.237955
Hegazi ,, A., Ragab, S. (2005). 'EFFECT OF FEEDING LETTUCE AND GARDEN ROCKET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN: 2- DIABETIC RATS', Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 30(1), pp. 205-214. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2005.237955
Hegazi ,, A., Ragab, S. EFFECT OF FEEDING LETTUCE AND GARDEN ROCKET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN: 2- DIABETIC RATS. Journal of Animal and Poultry Production, 2005; 30(1): 205-214. doi: 10.21608/jappmu.2005.237955
EFFECT OF FEEDING LETTUCE AND GARDEN ROCKET ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN: 2- DIABETIC RATS
1Dept. of Food Science, Agric. College, Cairo Univ.
2Dept. of Nutr. and Food Science, Faculty of Home Economics, Minufiya Uinv.
Abstract
The present study showed the effect of feeding lettuce and garden rocket to diabetic rats on some biochemical indices.
Diabetic rats fed experimental diets for 28 days including lettuce, garden rocket or their mixture presented a gradual increase of relative liver, kidney and spleen weight. Serum level of calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, ferritin and blood hemoglobin and hematocrit, were also increased.
Rats fed experimental diets showed a gradual decrease of blood and liver cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, free fatty acids, AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine, urea and blood glucose, while HDL-cholesterol increased.