Hypolipidemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) fruit extracts

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 905-909

  Ghule, B V ^a   Ghante, M H ^a   Saoji, A N ^a   Yeole, P G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperlipidemic effect; Fruit extracts; Hypolipidemic effect; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OCTOXINOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUCUMBER; DOSE RESPONSE; EVALUATION; FRUIT; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CUCURBITACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; OCTOXYNOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

EID: 33750953410     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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