Hypocholesterolemic effects of crude extract of leaf of Moringa oleifera Lam in high-fat diet fed wistar rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Ghasi, S ^a   Nwobodo, E ^b   Ofili, J O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Department of Physiology   (Nigeria)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic events; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypocholesterolemic agent; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PROTEIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FATS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0033990368     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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