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Effect of feeding Carica papaya (Papita) fruits on blood lipid profile of albino rabbits

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Effect of feeding ripe and unripe papaya fruit pulps were investigated on blood lipid profile of normal male adult albino rabbits by giving them pulps separately at the dose of 15 and 30g per day along with standard diet over a period of six weeks. As compared to controls both fruit pulps resulted in highly significant (p<0.001) and consistent lowering of serum cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides and elevation in phospholipids and high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at 1,3 and 6 weeks of fruit pulp feeding indicating a dose dependent effect. Observations clearly support medicinal value ofC. Papaya in the management of atherosclerosis, fatty liver, ischaemic changes and consequential myocardial infarction.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, G.S.V.M. Medical College, 208002, Kanpur

    Ajai Kumar (Assistant Professor), M. C. Pant, H. N. Pandey, J. L. Aggarwal, R. S. Sharma, L. D. Joshi & S. Singh

  2. Department of Physiology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, 208002, Kanpur

    Ajai Kumar (Assistant Professor), M. C. Pant, H. N. Pandey, J. L. Aggarwal, R. S. Sharma, L. D. Joshi & S. Singh

  3. Department of Pharmacy, G.S.V.M. Medical College, 208002, Kanpur

    Ajai Kumar (Assistant Professor), M. C. Pant, H. N. Pandey, J. L. Aggarwal, R. S. Sharma, L. D. Joshi & S. Singh

  4. S.N. Medical College, Agra

    Ajai Kumar (Assistant Professor), M. C. Pant, H. N. Pandey, J. L. Aggarwal, R. S. Sharma, L. D. Joshi & S. Singh

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Kumar, A., Pant, M.C., Pandey, H.N. et al. Effect of feeding Carica papaya (Papita) fruits on blood lipid profile of albino rabbits. Indian J Clin Biochem 8, 47–50 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02867724

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