Effects of an ethanollic extract of Gynura procumbens on serum glucose, cholesterol and triglyceride levels in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-13

  Zhang, X F ^a   Tan, B K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Diabetic rat; Gynura procumbens; Oral glucose tolerance test; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GYNURA PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034060889     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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