BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HESPERIDIN, A CITRUS FLAVONOID .2. HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY ON EXPERIMENTAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN RAT

Authors
MONFORTE MT TROVATO A KIRIAVAINEN S FORESTIERI AM GALATI EM CURTO RBL
Citation
Mt. Monforte et al., BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HESPERIDIN, A CITRUS FLAVONOID .2. HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY ON EXPERIMENTAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA IN RAT, Il Farmaco, 50(9), 1995, pp. 595-599
Citations number
74
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Il Farmaco → ACNP
ISSN journal
0014827X
Volume
50
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
595 - 599
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-827X(1995)50:9<595:BEOHAC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Hesperidin, the most important flavanone of Citrus sp., significantly increases HDL and lowers cholesterol, LDL, total lipid and triglycerid e plasma levels in normolipidemic rats and in rats with diet- and trit on-induced hyperlipidemia.