Hypolipidaemic effects of Citrullus colocynthis L. in rabbits

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2768-2771

  Daradka, Haytham ^a   Almasad, Motasem M ^b   Qazan, Walid Sh ^b   El Banna, Nasser M ^a   Samara, Omar H ^b  

^a JERASH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Citrullus colocynthis; HDL cholesterol; Hyperlipidaemic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34547218399     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2768.2771     Document Type: Article

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