Anti-atherosclerotic effects of Eurycoma Longifolia (Tongkat Ali) in rats fed on high-fat diet

• Main Authors: Al-Joufi, Fakhria, Saxena, Anil Kumar, Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Talib, Norlelawati A., Mokhtar, Rafidah Hanim, Ku-Zaifah, Norsidah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia. 2017
• Subjects: QM Human anatomy; QP Physiology; RB Pathology; RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/57180/1/Anti-atherosclerotic%20Effects%20of%20Eurycoma.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57180/7/57180_Anti-atherosclerotic%20effects%20of%20Eurycoma%20Longifolia%20%28Tongkat%20Ali%29%20in%20rats%20fed%20on%20high-fat%20diet_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/57180/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/Volume%2016%20No%201/IMJM-Vol-16-p083-090.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Atherosclerosis in cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a growing health problem, especially in developing countries. Hyperlipidemia is known as a dominant risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. This study was designed to investigate the effects of Eurycoma Longifolia (EL) also known as Mala...