Biochemical effects, hypolipidemic and anti-inflammatory activities of Artemisia vulgaris extract in hypercholesterolemic rats

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-38

  El Tantawy, Walid Hamdy ^a  

^a NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Artemisia vulgaris extract; Atherosclerosis; Hypercholesterolemia; TC; TG

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE 1; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIOLEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UREA; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOLIPEMIA; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84938391269     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.14-141     Document Type: Article

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