Lipid lowering activity of hydrosoluble chitosan and association with Aloe vera L. and Brassica olearaceae L.

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 288-293

  Geremias, R ^a   Pedrosa, R C ^b   Locatelli, C ^b   De Favere V T ^b   Coury Pedrosa, R ^c   Laranjeira, M C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aloe vera L.; Brassica olearaceae L.; Hydrosoluble chitosan; Hyperlipidaemia

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; BRASSICA EXTRACT; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALOE VERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CABBAGE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALOE; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRASSICA; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA;

EID: 33645952357     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1854     Document Type: Article

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