Anti-lipid peroxidative activity of seeds of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum)

Medical Science Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 317-321

  Anuradha, C V ^a   Ravikumar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetes; Fenugreek seeds; Glucose; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; FERROUS ASCORBATE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGHER PLANT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT SEED; RAT;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 0031806246     PISSN: 02698951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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