Anti-diabetic activity of Picrorrhiza kurroa extract

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 143-148

  Joy, K L ^a   Kuttan, R ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Diabetes; Glucose; Picrorrhiza kurroa Benth

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; LIPID PEROXIDE; PICRORHIZA KURROA EXTRACT; UREA;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FASTING; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032861574     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00243-8     Document Type: Article

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