Influence of Tribulus terrestris extract on lipid profile and endothelial structure in developing atherosclerotic lesions in the aorta of rabbits on a high-cholesterol diet

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 488-500

  Altug Tuncer, M ^a   Yaymaci, Bengi ^b   Sati, Leyla ^c   Cayli, Sevil ^c   Acar, Goksemin ^d   Altug, Tuncay ^e   Demir, Ramazan ^c  

^a Kartal Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Kosuyolu State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aorta; Cholesterol; HDL; LDL; Rabbit; Tribulus terrestris; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIET; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; TRIBULUS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 70350622450     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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