Antihyperlipedemic activity of Cynodon dactylon extract in high-cholesterol diet fed Wistar rats

Genomic Medicine, Biomarkers, and Health Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Kaup, S Rashmi ^a   Arunkumar, Nayanatara ^b   Bernhardt, Leigelin Kavitha ^a   Vasavi, Rakesh Gorantla ^a   Shetty, Sandeep Sanjeev ^c   Pai, Sheila Ramesh ^b   Arunkumar, B ^d  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Mahatma Ghandhi Memorial College   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cynodon dactylon; Hyperlipidemia; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; CYNODON DACTYLON EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BERMUDA GRASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON; DRUG ACTIVITY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WISTAR ALBINO GLAXO RAT;

EID: 84860265082     PISSN: 22114254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gmbhs.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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