Hypolipidemic effects of Teucrium polium in rats.
The aqueous extract of Teucrium polium aerial parts, given intraperitoneally at doses from 50 to 150 mg/kg for 10 days, reduced significantly the serum levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in hyperlipidemic rats.
Rasekh
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HR
Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155-6153 Tehran, Iran. hrasekh@tco.ac.ir
Khoshnood-Mansourkhani
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Kamalinejad
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D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019686:Lamiaceae; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018514:Plant Structures; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol