Effect of Cassia auriculata flowers on blood sugar levels, serum and tissue lipids in streptozotocin diabetic rats

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 617-621

  Pari, L ^a   Latha, M ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Carbohydrate enzymes; Cassia auriculata; Insulin; Lipids

Indexed keywords

CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CASSIA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEXOKINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FLOWER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASSIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0036929262     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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