Probing the anti-hyperlipidemic efficacy of the allspice (Pimenta officinalis Lindl.) in rats fed with high fat diet

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-368

  Shyamala, M P ^a   Paramundayil, Julie J ^a   Venukumar, M R ^a,b   Latha, M S ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NSS Hindu College   (India)

Author keywords

Anti hyperlipidemic activity; Antioxidant enzymes; High fat diet; Lipid peroxidation; Pimenta officinalis

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLYCEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; KIDNEY; LIPID DIET; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PIMENTA; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FATS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PIMENTA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 23044509499     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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