Thujone corrects cholesterol and triglyceride profiles in diabetic rat model

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1180-1184

  Baddar, Nour W Al Haj ^a   Aburjai, Talal A ^a   Taha, Mutasem O ^a   Disi, Ahmad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diabetes mellitus; Monoterpenes; Thujone; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; MONOTERPENES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SALVIA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

LAMIACEAE; RATTUS; SALVIA;

EID: 79960538539     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.496116     Document Type: Article

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