Effect of Alkanna albugam root on LDL oxidation. A comparative study with species of the lamiaceae family

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1077-1079

  Kaliora, Andriana C ^a   Andrikopoulos, Nikolaos K ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alkanna albugam; Antioxidants; Boraginaceae; Lamiaceae; LDL

Indexed keywords

ALKANNA ALBUGAM EXTRACT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SIDERITIS CLANDESTINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKANNA ALBUGAM; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BORAGINACEAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID OXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; ROSEMARY; SIDERITIS; SIDERITIS CLANDESTINA;

BORAGINACEAE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; LAMIACEAE; MENTHA PIPERITA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; ROSMARINUS; SIDERITIS;

ALKANNA; BORAGINACEAE; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; SIDERITIS; SIDERITIS CLANDESTINA;

EID: 31144451045     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1774     Document Type: Article

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