Effect of Coccinia indica leaf extract on plasma antioxidants in Streptozotocin-induced experimental diabetes in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 605-608

  Venkateswaran, S ^a   Pari, L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Coccinia indica; Ethanolic extract; Streptozotocin diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CERULOPLASMIN; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROPEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; INDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLASMA; RAT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CERULOPLASMIN; CUCURBITACEAE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUTATHIONE; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; VITAMIN E;

COCCINIA GRANDIS;

EID: 0012507120     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1195     Document Type: Article

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