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Effect of perhexiline maleate on lipid metabolism in the rat. 1979

V Hoenig, and F Werner

The effect of long-term (7-11 weeks) administration of perhexiline maleate (Pexid) on liver, lung, plasma and bile lipids was studied in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Maximum non-toxic doses of the drug (80 mg/kg/day) produced a fall of total cholesterol concentration in liver, lung and plasma, a fall of total lung phospholipid concentration, and an elevation of bile flow and biliary bile acid excretion. Minimum lethal doses (160 mg/kg/day) produced an increased liver concentration of total phospholipids and gangliosides and decreased lung concentration of gangliosides. Plasma transaminase activity was not significantly affected in either of the treated groups.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008055	Lipids	A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Lipid
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D008297	Male		Males
D009929	Organ Size	The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.	Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D010480	Perhexiline	2-(2,2-Dicyclohexylethyl)piperidine. Coronary vasodilator used especially for angina of effort. It may cause neuropathy and hepatitis.	Perhexilene
D010880	Piperidines	A family of hexahydropyridines.
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D050356	Lipid Metabolism	Physiological processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of LIPIDS.	Metabolism, Lipid