Hypocholesterolaemic effect of ethanolic extract of fresh leaves of Cymbopogon citratus (lemongrass)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 596-598

  Agbafor, K N ^a   Akubugwo, E I ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cymbopogon citratus and hypocholesterolemia; Rat serum

Indexed keywords

CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUID INTAKE; HEART DISEASE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; RATTUS;

EID: 33947236084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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