Cardiovascular, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of oleanolic and ursolic acids in experimental hypertension

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Somova, L O ^a   Nadar, A ^a   Rammanan, P ^a   Shode, F O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Experimental hypertension; Insulin resistance; Oleanic acid; Salt sensitivity; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLEANOLIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRITERPENOID; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SALT TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037359363     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103321659807     Document Type: Article

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