Hypolipidemic action of curcumin, the active principle of turmeric (Curcuma longa) in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 169-175

  Suresh Babu, P ^a   Srinivasan, K ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol metabolism; Curcumin; Diabetes mellitus; Hypolipidemic action

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; CURCUMIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CURCUMIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 8044223405     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006819605211     Document Type: Article

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