Asparagus root regulates cholesterol metabolism and improves antioxidant status in hypercholesteremic rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-226

  Visavadiya, Nishant P ^a   Narasimhacharya, A V R L ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Asparagus racemosus; Cholesterol metabolism; Hypercholesteremia

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; BILE ACID; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; FECES LIPID; FLAVONOID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BILE ACID METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 70349499221     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem091     Document Type: Article

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