Hypocholesterolemic effect of Biophytum sensitivum leaf water extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-258

  Puri, Dinesh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Biophytum sensitivum; Hypocholesterolemic activity; Insulinotropic; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; WATER;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS; BIOPHYTUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0041386063     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.4.253.15680     Document Type: Article

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