Antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of C-phycocyanin in golden syrian hamsters fed with a hypercholesterolemic diet

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Sheu, Ming Jyh ^a   Hsieh, Yao Yuan ^b   Lai, Ching Hsiu ^a   Chang, Chi Chen ^b   Wu, Chieh His ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C phycocyanin; Cholesterol; Lipid; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894558137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22254110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2225-4110.106545     Document Type: Article

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