Hypolipidaemic activity of a polysaccharide extract from Fucus vesiculosus L

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 647-650

  Vazquez Freire M J ^a   Lamela, M ^a   Calleja, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fucus vesiculosus; Hypolipidaemic activity; Polysaccharide; Serum lipids; Triton induced hyperlipaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TYLOXAPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; FUCUS VESICULOSUS;

EID: 0030483702     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199612)10:8<647::aid-ptr931>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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