THE EFFECT OF FEEDING MUCUNA OIL ON THE LIPID PROFILE AND CREATINE KINASE ENZYME OF ALBINO RATS
1,2Omeh Yusuf S*., 2Ugwu Okechukwu P.C. and 2Enechi O.C.
1Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural and Applied Science, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia state, Nigeria.
2Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.
ABSTRACT
The effect of feeding Mucuna oil on the lipid profile and creatine
kinase level of albino rats were evaluated. Ten rats were randomly
divided into two groups of five each. 10% Mucuna oil (MO) based
diet (as the only source of fat) was fed to the group one rats while a
control diet containing 10% Palm Oil (PO) (as the only source of fat)
was fed to the group two rats. Feeding lasted for 28 days. At the end of
the feeding, the total cholesterol, total lipids, high density lipoprotein
(HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), triacylglycerol (TG) and serum
creatine kinase levels were determined, using standard laboratory
methods. Serum total cholesterol concentration (mg/100ml)
significantly (P
Keywords: Mucuna oil, lipid profile, creatine kinase, albino rats.
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