Hypolipidemic effects of aqueous extract of Acalypha capitata leaves in rats fed on high cholesterol diet

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Johnkennedy, Nnodim ^a   Adamma, Emejulu ^b   Nnedimma, Nwadike Constance ^c  

^a General Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acalypha capitata lhiyppide rpcrhooflielesterolaemia

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA CAPITATA EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACALYPHA CAPITATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID ANALYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ACALYPHA; ANIMALIA; CAPITATA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84857925504     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60152-4     Document Type: Article

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