Hypolipidemic activity of aqueous extract of Withania coagulans dunal in albino rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 614-617

  Hemalatha, S ^a   Wahi, A K ^a   Singh, P N ^a   Chansouria, J P N ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hypolipidemic; Lipoproteins; W. coagulans

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA COAGULANS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID DIET; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WITHANIA; WITHANIA COAGULANS;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIVER; MALE; NEPTUNE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; WATER; WITHANIA;

COMMIPHORA; WITHANIA COAGULANS;

EID: 33745995808     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1916     Document Type: Article

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