Demonstration of the hypoglycemic action of Momordica charantia in a validated animal model of diabetes

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-4

  Sarkar, Shubhashish ^a   Pranava, Maddali ^a   Marita, Rosalind A ^a,b  

^a B V PATEL PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PERD CENTRE   (India)

^b Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital & Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Glycogen synthesis; Hypoglycaemic; Momordica charantia; Streptozotocin diabetic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARBON 14; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; METFORMIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TACHYPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0030012399     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/phrs.1996.0001     Document Type: Article

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