EFFECT OF Garcinia cambogia EXTRACT ON SERUM LEPTIN, GHRELIN, ADIPONECTIN AND INSULIN LEVELS AND BODY WEIGHTS IN RATS FED WITH HIGH LIPID DIET

• Published in: Slovenski veterinarski zbornik Vol. 55; no. 1
• Main Authors: Altiner, Aysen, Sahin, Isil, Bilal, Tanay, Vural, Handan Aydin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 01.01.2018

Garcinia cambogia (malabar tamarind, bitter kola) is seen abundantly in the evergreen forests of Konkan in South India. Hydroxycitric acid, mainly obtained from Garcinia cambogia, was identified by the end of the 1960’s as a strong competitive inhibitor of the extramitochondrial enzyme adenosine tri...