Cholesterol lowering and vascular protective effects of ethanolic extract of dried fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida, hawthorn (Shan Zha), in diet-induced hypercholesterolaemic rat model

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1326-1335

  Kwok, Ching Yee ^a   Li, Chang ^a   Cheng, Huan Le ^a   Ng, Yam Fung ^a   Chan, Tak Yi ^a   Kwan, Yiu Wa ^b   Leung, George Pak Heng ^c   Lee, Simon Ming Yuen ^d   Mok, Daniel Kam Wah ^a   Yu, Peter Hoi Fu ^a   Chan, Shun Wan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Anti atherogenic; Cholersterol; Crataegus pinnatifida; Hawthorn; Hypocholesterolaemic; Vascular protection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS PINNATIFIDA; RATTUS;

EID: 84880507176     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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