Hypolipidemic effect of fenugreek seeds and its comparison with atorvastatin on experimentally induced hyperlipidemia

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 539-542

  Sharma, Megh Shyam ^a   Choudhary, Prema Ram ^b  

^a RNT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CU Shah Medical College & Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Atorvastatin; Fenugreek seeds; Hyperlipidemia; Plasma lipids

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPID; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; FENUGREEK; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; INDIA; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRIGONELLA;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PYRROLES; RABBITS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 84905899306     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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