The effect on plasma glucose, insulin and glucagon levels of treatment of diabetic rats with the medicinal plant Rhazya stricta and with glibenclamide, alone and in combination

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1003-1007

  Ali, B H ^a  

^a Desert and Mar Environ Res Centre   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PROTEIN; RHAZYA STRICTA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0030662663     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1997.tb06032.x     Document Type: Article

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