Hypocholesterolemic effects of a flavonoid-rich extract of Hypericum perforatum L. in rats fed a cholesterol-rich diet

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2462-2466

  Zou, Yanping ^a   Lu, Yanhua ^a   Wei, Dongzhi ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Flavonoids; Hypericum perforation L.; Hypocholesterolemic; Malondialdehyde; Serum lipid levels

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FLAVONOID; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SERUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HYPERICUM; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

FELIS CATUS; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 16344374080     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf048469r     Document Type: Article

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