Hypolipidemic and hepatoprotective effects of Picrorrhiza Rhizoma in high fat diet supplied mice. A pevention sudy

Biomolecules and Therapeutics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-53

  Lee, Hyeung Sik ^a   Woo, Sung Jung ^a   Ku, Sae Kwang ^a  

^a Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Effect; Extracts; High fat diet; Hyperlipidemia; Liver; Picrorrhiza rhizoma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PICRORRHIZA RHIZOMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID DIET; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PICRORRHIZA RHIZOMA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

MUS;

EID: 69549130863     PISSN: 19769148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2008.16.1.046     Document Type: Article

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