Hypolipidemic effect of Curcuma comosa in mice

Artery

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 233-241

  Piyachaturawat, P ^a   Teeratagolpisal, N ^a   Toskulkao, C ^a   Suksamrarn, A ^b  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b RAMKHAMHAENG UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bile salt; Cholesterol; Curcuma comosa Roxb; HDL cholesterol; Hypolipidemic; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030940255     PISSN: 00986127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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