Aqueous extracts of Andographis paniculata improve lipid profiles of rats fed with high cholesterol diet

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-49

  Zuraini, A ^a   Aziah, M R Ros ^a   Arifah, A K ^a   Sulaiman, M R ^a   Somchit, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Andographis paniculata; Hyperlipidemia; Kidney functions; Liver; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33644502556     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.45.49     Document Type: Article

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