The Effect of Oral Administration of Fermented Rice by Monascus purpureus JmbA on Blood of Hypercholesterolemia White Mouse (Rattus sp.)

Fermented rice by Monascus purpureus, namely angkak, produces lovastatin. Lovastatin is believed and studied as anti-hypercholesterolemic agent. Somehow, its effects on blood parameters were less known. Therefore, a study on the effect of angkak on erythrocyte, leukocyte, thrombocyte, and haemoglobi...

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Main Authors: NOVIK NURHIDAYAT, EVI TRIANA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MBI & UNS Solo 2006-10-01
Series:Biodiversitas
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Online Access:http://biodiversitas.mipa.uns.ac.id/D/D0704/D070404.pdf