Hypoglycemic effect of Sclerocarya birrea {(A. Rich.) Hochst.} [Anacardiaceae] stem-bark aqueous extract in rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 675-681

  Ojewole, J A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Hypoglycemic effect; Sclerocarya birrea stem bark

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCLEROCARYA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 0345491417     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00295     Document Type: Article

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