Open AccessEffect of Erythrina variegata seed extract on hyperlipidemia elicited by high-fat diet in wistar rats
Author(s) -
G. Balamurugan,
A. Shantha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.72139
Subject(s) - hyperlipidemia , antioxidant , catalase , superoxide dismutase , lipid peroxidation , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , cholesterol , high density lipoprotein , biochemistry , diabetes mellitus
To investigate the effect of the methanolic extract of Erythrina variegata (Linn.) var Orientalis (Fabaceae) seeds (MEEV) in reducing the cholesterol levels and as well as antioxidant in experimentally induced hyperlipidemic rats.