Effect of Momordica charantia on lipid profile and oral glucose tolerance in diabetic rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 954-956

  Chaturvedi, P ^a   George, S ^a   Milinganyo, M ^a   Tripathi, Y B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; High density lipoprotein; Low density lipoprotein; Momordica charantia; Oral glucose tolerance; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RAT;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 11144233279     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1589     Document Type: Article

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