Pharmacological activity of the hydroalcoholic extract from Hovenia dulcis thunberg fruit and the flavonoid dihydromyricetin during hypercholesterolemia induced in rats

• Main Authors: Juliana Tensol Pinto (Author), Tânia Toledo de Oliveira (Author), Luana Farah Alvarenga (Author), Adriano Simões Barbosa (Author), Virgínia Ramos Pizziolo (Author), Marcelo Rocha da Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...