Hypolipidaemic effect of Myristica fragrans fruit extract in rabbits

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Ram, Alpana ^a,b   Lauria, P ^a   Gupta, Rajeev ^c,d   Sharma, V N ^a,b  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b LBS College   (India)

^c Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NUTMEG OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RABBIT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; SPICES;

EID: 0030469216     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01473-0     Document Type: Article

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