THE ANTIPLATELET AGGREGATION EFFECT OF EXTRACT AND ETHYL ACETATE FRACTION OF VELVET BEAN SEED (Mucuna pruriens L.) IN DYSLIPIDEMIC RAT

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the first cause of death in the world, CVD has complex and multifactorial process including atherogenic lipoprotein, oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL), endothelial dysfunction, plaque stability, vascular inflammation, thrombotic and fibrinolytic disorder, exercises and genetic factor. Inhibiting the platelet ag- gregation is one of the CVD prevention. Velvet bean seed (Mucuna pruriens L.) can be found...