Effects of ethanolic extract of Iris germanica on lipid profile of rats fed on a high-fat diet

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 217-220

  Choudhary, M Iqbal ^a   Naheed, S ^a   Jalil, S ^a   Alam, J M ^b   Atta Ur Rahman, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b Liaquat National Postgraduate Medical Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperlipidemia; Iridaceae; Iris germanica; Lipid lowering activity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IRIS GERMANICA EXTRACT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; IRIDACEAE; IRIS GERMANICA; LIPID DIET; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; SPLEEN DISEASE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; IRIDACEAE; IRIS GERMANICA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 14844332742     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.01.013     Document Type: Article

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