List of tables
Table 1: Test for Cholesterol (TC) 38
Table 2: Test for Triglyceride (TG) 41
Table 3: Qualitative Analysis: Phytochemical Composition of samples 43
Table 4: Qualitative Analysis: Quantitative Phytochemistry 44
Table 5: Liver Function Test of rats fed with various samples 45
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication i
Acknowledge ii
Table of content iii
Abstract iv
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature review
2.1 Origin of kola
2.1.2 Strategies for enhancing investment opportunities in kola production
2.2 Lipid metabolism
2.2.1 Lipid and lipoproteins â€"definition and classification
2.2.2. Plasma lipoproteins
2.3.4 Cholesterol metabolism
2.3.0 Liver x receptor
2.3.1 Liver x receptor as cholesterol sensors
2.3.2 Liver x receptor and bile acid synthesis, metabolism and excretion
2.3.3 LXR and cholesterol Biosynthesis
2.3.4 LXR and cholesterol uptake
2.3.5 LXR and intestinal cholesterol absorption
2.3.6 LXR as therapeutic targets
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Materials and methods
3.1 Identification of plant material
3.2 Phytochemical analyses
3.3 Experimental animal models
3.4 Collection of blood sample
3.5 Lipid profile analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Results
4.1 Discussions
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Conclusions
5.1 References