Antihyperhomocysteinemic activity of an ethanol extract from Embelia ribes in albino rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-287

  Ansari, M Nazam ^a   Bhandari, U ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Embelia ribes; Homocysteine; Lipid profiles; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; DRINKING WATER; EMBELIA RIBES EXTRACT; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METHIONINE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EMBELIA RIBES; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EMBELIA RIBES; MYRSINACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 41349083588     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701741146     Document Type: Article

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