Alpinia zerumbet potentially elevates high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in hamsters

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4435-4443

  Lin, Li Yun ^a   Peng, Chiung Chi ^b   Liang, Yu Jing ^c   Yeh, Wan Ting ^a   Wang, Hui Er ^a   Yu, Tung Hsi ^c   Peng, Robert Y ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alpinia zerumbet seed essential oils; Antioxidant hypolipidemics; Hamsters; HDL; Terpenes and sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; TERPENE;

ALPINIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; HISTOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ALPINIA; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CRICETINAE; FLAVONOIDS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORGAN SIZE; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUERCETIN; RUTIN; TERPENES;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA ZERUMBET; CRICETINAE;

EID: 47349099996     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf800195d     Document Type: Article

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