Hypoglycemic and hypocholesterolemic effects of Coptis chinensis franch inflorescence

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-144

  Yuan, Lujiang ^a   Tu, Dawei ^a   Ye, Xiaoli ^a   Wu, Jianping ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood sugar; Coptis chinensis franch inflorescence; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperglycemia; LDL

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COPTIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; COPTIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; COPTIS; COPTIS CHINENSIS;

EID: 33749665999     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-006-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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