Hypoglycemic effect of biophytum sensitivum in the alloxan diabetic rabbits

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-406

  Puri, Dinesh ^a,b   Baral, Nirmal ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic; Biophytum sensitivum; Glucose tolerance test; Hypoglycaemia

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYTUM SENSITIVUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYTOTHERAPY; RABBIT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FASTING; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; NEPAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RABBITS;

EID: 0031660903     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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