Hypolipidemic properties of Rhinacanthus nasutus in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 589-595

  Rao, Pasupuleti Visweswara ^a   Madhavi, Kondeti ^b   Naidu, Malepati Dhananjaya ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sri Venkateswara Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diabetes; Lipid profile; Rhinacanthus nasutus; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80052982753     PISSN: 1816496X     EISSN: 2152100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jpt.2011.589.595     Document Type: Article

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