Efficacy study of the bioactive fraction (F-3) of Acorus calamus in hyperlipidemia

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 196-200

  D'Souza, T ^a   Mengi, S ^a   Hassarajani, S ^b   Chattopadhayay, S ^b  

^a SNDT WOMEN S UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperlipidemic activity of Acorus calamus; Apoproteins; Fecal cholesterol; Fibrinogen; HMG CoA reductase; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; FENOFIBRATE; FIBRINOGEN; FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ACORUS CALAMUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHIZOME; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 35548973874     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.36539     Document Type: Article

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