Antihyperlipidemic efficacy of aqueous extract of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in albino rats

Abstract Background Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) natural, safe, non-toxic, non-caloric sugar substitute is rich source of pharmacologically important glycoside stevioside that is linked to the pathology and complications of hyperlipidemia. Methods The present research was carried out to explor...

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Main Authors: Uswa Ahmad, Rabia Shabir Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Arshad, Zarina Mushtaq, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Aneela Hameed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-018-0810-9