Guggulipid for the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 765-772

  Szapary, Philippe O ^a,c   Wolfe, Megan L ^a   Bloedon, LeAnne T ^a   Cucchiara, Andrew J ^a   DerMarderosian, Ara H ^b   Cirigliano, Michael D ^a   Rader, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMIPHORA MUKUL EXTRACT; ELECTROLYTE; GUGGULSTERONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; GUGGULU EXTRACT; LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GUM; PREGNA 4,17 DIENE 3,16 DIONE; PREGNA-4,17-DIENE-3,16-DIONE; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMIPHORA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN ALLERGY; UNITED STATES; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; COMMIPHORA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT GUMS; PREGNENEDIONES;

EID: 0042160272     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.6.765     Document Type: Article

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