Lipid lowering activity of Globimetula braunii

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Okpuzor, J ^a   Kareem, G ^a   Ejikeme, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; Cholesterol; High perfomance liquid chromatography; Malonyldialdehyde; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMILORIDE PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; CHOLESTEROL; GLOBIMETULA BRAUNII EXTRACT; HEXANE; LISINOPRIL; MALONALDEHYDE; METHANOL; NIFEDIPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLOBIMETULA BRAUNII; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

GLOBIMETULA; RATTUS;

EID: 70350259928     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2009.45.51     Document Type: Article

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