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ArticleFood science & nutrition2018

Boiled, sprouted, and raw cowpea-incorporated diets modulate high-fat diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats.

Ruvini Liyanage, Oshini Perera, Gusthingna W A S Lakmini, Pabodha Weththasinghe, Rizliya Visvanathan, Chathuni Jayathilake, Barana C Jayawardana, Janak Vidanarachchi, Ramiah Sivakanesan

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Article in Food science & nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ruvini LiyanageDivision of Nutritional Biochemistry National Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandy Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0002-6349-0284
Oshini PereraDivision of Nutritional Biochemistry National Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandy Sri Lanka.
Gusthingna W A S LakminiDepartment of Agricultural Systems Faculty of Agriculture Rajarata University of Sri Lanka Anuradhapura Sri Lanka.
Pabodha WeththasingheDepartment of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
Rizliya VisvanathanDivision of Nutritional Biochemistry National Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chathuni JayathilakeDivision of Nutritional Biochemistry National Institute of Fundamental Studies Kandy Sri Lanka.
Barana C JayawardanaDepartment of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
Janak VidanarachchiDepartment of Animal Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
Ramiah SivakanesanDepartment of Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine University of Peradeniya Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
University of Peradeniya · LKNational Institute of Fundamental Studies · LKRajarata University of Sri Lanka · LK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of processed (boiled and sprouted) cowpea-incorporated experimental diets on serum cholesterol and serum antioxidant capacity in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed Wistar rats. Seven weeks old male Wistar rats were fed 20% fat as a control (CD), for comparison with 20% fat-enriched diets containing 20% whole raw cowpea diets (Bombay Raw Diet; BRD and MI35 Raw Diet; MRD), boiled cowpea diets (Bombay Boiled Diet; BBD and MI35 Boiled Diet; MBD) and sprouted cowpea diet (Bombay Sprouted Diet; BSD) for 6 weeks. The increase in serum total cholesterol as a result of high-fat diet was significantly countered by boiled and raw cowpea-incorporated diet-fed rats. Increased serum non-HDL-C level caused by HFD was significantly (

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cowpeahypocholesterolemiaserum antioxidantsserum lipidsWistar rats

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