Antihyperlipidemic effect of aqueous extract of Scoparia dulcis in albino rats treated with streptozotocin

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 59-66

  Latha, M ^a   Pari, L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiatherogenic index; Cholesterol; Diabetes; Lipoproteins; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; FATTY ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPARIA DULCIS EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA DULCIS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA DULCIS;

EID: 29144475582     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v11n03_06     Document Type: Article

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