Effect of Urtica dioica extract intake upon blood lipid profile in the rats

Aqueous (150 mg/kg/day) and to a lesser extent petroleum ether (20 mg/kg/day) extract of Urtica dioica given for 30 days to rats fed with normal or high-fat diet, improved the blood lipid profile. Significant decreases in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LDL / HDL cholesterol ratio and plasma tot...

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Main Author: Daher, Costantine F. (author)
Other Authors: Baroody, Karmen G. (author), Baroody, George M. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/2805
http://dx.doi.org/0.1016/j.fitote.2006.01.010
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X06000360
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