Hypoglycemic activity of Urtica pilulifera in streptozotocin-diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Kavalali, G ^a   Tuncel, H ^a   Goksel S ^a   Hatemi, H H ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lectin; Rat; Streptozotocin; UPSL; Urtica pilulifera

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIPIZIDE; LECTIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA PILULIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; URTICA PILULIFERA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRINKING; EATING; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LECTINS; MALE; PANCREAS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 0037295936     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00315-X     Document Type: Article

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