Effect of Berberine on lipid metabolism and expressions of low density lipoprotein receptor and scavenger receptor class-B type 1 genes in livers of hyperlipidemic rabbits

Chinese Journal of Biologicals

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Jin, Lei ^a   He, Qi ^a   Zhou, Qi Xin ^a   Yang, Jun Xia ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Blood lipid metabolism; Gene expression; Receptor, LDL; Scavenger receptor, class B

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; CHOLESTEROL; FENOFIBRATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR BI; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUORESCENCE; FORAGE; GENE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID DIET; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UPREGULATION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 78650404349     PISSN: 10045503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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