Hypolipidaemic effects of Ballota undulata in rabbits

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1169-1172

  Qazan, Walid Sh ^a  

^a JERASH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Ballota undulata; HDL cholesterol; Hyperlipidaemic

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BALLOTA; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; HISTOLOGY; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BALLOTA; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; HEART; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; BALLOTA; BALLOTA UNDULATA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 53749085592     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1169.1172     Document Type: Article

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