Effects of Garcinia atroviridis on serum profiles and atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta of guinea pigs fed a high cholesterol diet

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Amran, A A ^a   Zaiton, Zakaria ^a   Faizah, O ^a   Morat, P ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Garcinia atroviridis; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GARCINIA ATROVIRIDIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYCITRIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FAT INTAKE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GARCINIA; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIETARY FATS; FRUIT; GARCINIA; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 65949099337     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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