Hypoglycaemic activity of Syzigium cumini seeds: Effect on lipid peroxidation in alloxan diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Prince, P Stanely Mainzen ^a   Menon, Venugopal P ^a   Pari, L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Extract; Glucose; Hypoglycaemic; Syzigium cumini

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; HEART ENZYME; HEMOGLOBIN; KIDNEY ENZYME; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; INDIA; KIDNEY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT SEED; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATALASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUTATHIONE; HEMOGLOBINS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INDIA; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 0032077187     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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