@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006428, author = {Wojcicki, Jerzy and Skowron, Joanna and Rozewicka, Lidia and Samochowiec, Lenidas and Juzwiak, Stefania}, issue = {3}, journal = {Acta medica et biologica, Acta medica et biologica}, month = {Sep}, note = {The effect of buckwheat extract (BE) on the content of total cholesterol, triglyceride and ascorbate free radicals in liver homogenate, and on macroscopic and microscopic pictures of the liver in animals receiving a high-fat diet (HFD) was observed. Male mongrel rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: 1) control, 2) animals given HFD containing cholesterol and coconut oil, 3) rabbits treated with HFD + BE over a period of 12 weeks. Contents of total cholesterol and triglyceride in the liver of animals on BE decreased. The number of ascorbate free radicals, examined in vitro, in the liver of these animals was markedly elevated. Protective effect of BE against changes induced in the liver of animals receiving a HFD was confirmed by macroscopic and microscopic examination of the organ.}, pages = {147--151}, title = {Hepatoprotective Effects of Buckwheat Extract in Rabbits Fed on a High-fat Diet}, volume = {44}, year = {1996} }