Preliminary studies on acute and subacute toxicity of an antidiabetic herbal preparation, Dianex

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-320

  Mutalik, S ^a   Sulochana, B ^b   Chetana, M ^b   Udupa, N ^a   Uma Devi, P ^c  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Bhopal   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

DIABETIC PATIENTS;

DIAGNOSIS;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LD 50; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MICE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037384747     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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