Effect of an antidiabetic extract of Catharanthus roseus on enzymic activities in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-277

  Singh, Som Nath ^a   Vats, Praveen ^a   Suri, Shoba ^a   Shyam, Radhey ^a   Kumria, M M L ^a   Ranganathan, S ^a   Sridharan, K ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic activity; Catharanthus roseus; Glucose metabolism; Glutathione; Lipid peroxidation; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CATHARANTHUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; METHANOL; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 0034943459     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(01)00254-9     Document Type: Article

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