Anti-peroxidative and hypoglycaemic activity of Salacia oblonga extract in diabetic rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-105

  Krishnakumar, K ^a   Augusti, K T ^b   Vijayammal, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti peroxidative effect; Hypoglycaemic effect; Renal complications; Salacia oblonga Wall; Scavenging enzymes; Streptozotocin diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROPEROXIDE; SALACIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; CELASTRACEAE; SALACIA OBLONGA;

EID: 0033859511     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200004)3821-1FT101     Document Type: Article

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