The butanol fraction of Eclipta prostrata (Linn) effectively reduces serum lipid levels and improves antioxidant activities in CD rats

Nutrition Research

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 550-554

  Kim, Dae Ik ^a   Lee, Sung Hyen ^b,c   Choi, Jin Ho ^a   Lillehoj, Hyun Soon ^b   Yu, Mi Hee ^d   Lee, Gun Soon ^c  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^d Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiatherogenic; Antioxidant; Eclipta prostrata; Hypolipidemic; Rat

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECLIPTA; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BUTANOLS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET; ECLIPTA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPID PEROXIDES; LIPIDS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; RATTUS;

EID: 47649127819     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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