Hypolipidaemic and antioxidant effect of Enicostemma littorale Blume aqueous extract in cholesterol fed rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 277-282

  Vasu, Vihas T ^a   Modi, Hiren ^a   Thaikoottathil, Jyoti V ^a   Gupta, Sarita ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cholesterol fed; Enicostemma littorale Blume; Hypolipidaemic

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MEVINOLIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; GENTIANACEAE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; INDIA; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE;

EID: 24644458974     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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