Pharmacological activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from Hovenia dulcis thunberg fruit and the flavonoid dihydromyricetin during hypercholesterolemia induced in rats
Cerebrovascular accidents and coronary artery disease are the leading causes of cardiovascular mortalities in Brazil and high levels of LDL cholesterol are one of the main risk factors. In this context, several plant extracts and natural substances have shown promise as cholesterol-lowering. The obj...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2014-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502014000400727&lng=en&tlng=en |