Syzigium cumini seed extracts reduce tissue damage in diabetic rat brain

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 205-209

  Stanely Mainzen Prince, P ^a   Kamalakkannan, N ^a   Menon, Venugopal P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic brain; Lipid peroxides; Lipids; Syzigium cumini

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; CATALASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYZIGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SYZIGIUM CUMINI; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ETHANOL; EUGENIA; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 0037295981     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00316-1     Document Type: Article

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