Study on the effect of grape seed extract and hypercholesterolemia: Prevention and treatment

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 593-600

  El Adawi, Hala ^a   Mohsen, Mohamed Abdel ^a   Youssef, Dalia ^a   El Sewedy, Shehata ^a  

^a Universities and Research Institutes District   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Atherosclerosis; GSE; HDL C; LDL C; TC; TG

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GRAPE EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; GRAPE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; LD 50; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PLANT SEED; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33847000553     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2006.593.600     Document Type: Article

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