Antidiabetic efficacy of Enicostemma littorale methanol extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 388-391

  Maroo, Jyoti ^a   Ghosh, Arna ^a   Mathur, Rajni ^a   Vasu, Vihas T ^a   Gupta, Sarita ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan induced diabetic rats; Antioxidant effect; Enicostemma littorale Blume; Glucose lowering effect

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; INSULIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141427905     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.5.388.15943     Document Type: Article

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