Antihypercholesterolemic Effects of Fruit Aqueous Extract of Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore in Mice Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia

Antihypercholesterolemic Effects of Fruit Aqueous Extract of Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore in Mice Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia

The present objective of the investigation is to evaluate the antihypercholesterolemic activity of the aqueous fruit pulp extract (APE) of Copernicia prunifera (Miller) H. E. Moore (Arecaceae family). Various chemical characterization methods like thin layer chromatography, Fourier transform infrare...

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Main Authors: Raquel Teixeira Terceiro Paim, Stephen Rathinaraj Benjamin, Davide Rondina, Márcia Maria Mendes Marques, Daniel de Araújo Viana, Maria Leônia da Costa Gonzaga, Ícaro Gusmão Pinto Vieira, Francisca Noélia Pereira Mendes, Maria Izabel Florindo Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6376173

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6376173

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