Hypoglycemic effect of Rehmannia glutinosa oligosaccharide in hyperglycemic and alloxan-induced diabetic rats and its mechanism

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-43

  Zhang, Ruxue ^a,b   Zhou, Jinhuang ^b   Jia, Zhengping ^a   Zhang, Yongxiang ^b   Gu, Guoming ^b  

^a LANZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Alloxan; Experimental diabetes mellitus; Glucose 6 phosphatase; Hyperglycemia; Insulin; Oligosaccharide; Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENALECTOMY; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA;

EID: 0347123329     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.018     Document Type: Article

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