An aqueous extract of tinospora crispa possesses antioxidative properties and reduces atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic-induced rabbits

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1083-1098

  Amom, Zulkhairi ^a   Azman, Khairunnuur Fairuz ^a   Ismail, Nor Amalina ^a   Shah, Zamree Md ^b   Arshad, Mohd Shahidan Mohamad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDATIVE PROPERTY; AQUEOUS EXTRACTS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC LESIONS; CONTROL GROUPS; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PLASMA LIPID;

ALDEHYDES; DISEASES;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CRISPA;

EID: 79960969880     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2010.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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