A study on regression of hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis in rabbits by flax lignan complex

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 304-313

  Prasad, Kailash ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Atherosclerosis; Flax lignan complex; Hypercholesterolemia; Oxidative stress; Progression of atherosclerosis; Regression of atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

FLAX LIGNAN COMPLEX; FLAXSEED EXTRACT; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG MECHANISM; FLAX; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REMISSION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLAX; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIGNANS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS;

EID: 37249017171     PISSN: 10742484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074248407307853     Document Type: Article

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