Hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Ammi visnaga in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 19-29

  Jouad, Hassan ^a   Maghrani, Mhamed ^a   Eddouks, Mohamed ^a  

^a MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMI VISNAGA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

AMMI VISNAGA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APIALES; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LD 50; MALE; MOROCCO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0036425917     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v02n04_03     Document Type: Article

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