Effect of Casearia esculenta root extract on blood glucose and plasma antioxidant status in streptozotocin diabetic rats

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-49

  Prakasam, Annamalai ^a   Sethupathy, Subramaniam ^a   Pugalendi, Kodukkur V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Casearia esculenta; Diabetes mellitus; Streptozotocin; TBARS

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CASEARIA EXTRACT; CERULOPLASMIN; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GUM ARABIC; HYDROPEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASEARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INDIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASEARIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 12444257424     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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