Lipid-lowering effects of methanolic extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaves in rats fed on high cholesterol diet

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 235-241

  Adaramoye, Oluwatosin A ^a   Akintayo, Olajumoke ^a   Achem, Jonah ^a   Fafunso, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipid lowering effect; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CHOLESTYRAMINE; DIET; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VERNONIA;

EID: 41549094984     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.2008.04.01.235     Document Type: Article

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