Anti-hyperlipidemic activity of methanol extracts of three plants of Amaranthus in triton-WR 1339 induced hyperlipidemic rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Girija, K ^a   Lakshman, K ^a  

^a PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus caudatus; Amaranthus spinosus; Amaranthus viridis; High density lipoprotein; Hypolipidemic; Low density lipoprotein; Serum cholesterol; Serum triglycerides

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS EXTRACT; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TYLOXAPOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS; RATTUS;

EID: 81155155202     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60125-1     Document Type: Article

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