Antihyperlipidemic activity of bauhinia purpurea extracts in hypercholesterolemic albino rats

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1265-1269

  Lakshmi, B V S ^a   Neelima, N ^a   Kasthuri, N ^a   Umarani, V ^a   Sudhakar, M ^a  

^a Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Biochemical parameters; Cholesterol diet; Leaf extract; Unripe pod extract

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; BAUHINIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79961138230     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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