Effect of embelin on lipid profile in transplanted fibrosarcoma in rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-244

  Chitra, M ^c   Shyamala Devi, C S ^c   Viswanathan, S ^b   Sukumar, E ^a  

^a Ctrl Research Institute for Siddha   (India)

^b MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Embelin; Fibrosarcoma; Lipid altering activity

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; EMBELIN; FATTY ACID; LIPID; OLIVE OIL; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FIBROSARCOMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISOLATED KIDNEY; ISOLATED LIVER; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DEGRADATION; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE HISTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; SUSPENSION; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0042024867     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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