Hawthorn evokes a potent anti-hyperglycemic capacity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 19-29

  Jouad, Hassan ^a   Lemhadri, Ahmed ^a   Maghrani, Mhamed ^a   Burcelin, Rémy ^b   Eddouks, Mohamed ^a  

^a MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Anti hyperglycemic activity; Aqueous extract; Blood glucose; Crataegus oxycantha; Hawthorn; Oral administration; Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; INSULIN; METFORMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LD 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0043198191     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v03n02_03     Document Type: Article

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