Antihyperglycaemic and anti-oxidant properties of Andrographis paniculata in normal and diabetic rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 358-363

  Zhang, Xiang Fan ^a   Tan, Benny Kwong Huat ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Andrographis paniculata; Antihyperglycaemic; Catalase; Diabetic rat; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxidase; Oxidative stress; Superoxide dismutase; Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; METFORMIN; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FASTING; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METFORMIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 0034073761     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2000.03253.x     Document Type: Article

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