Hypoglycaemic effect of alcoholic extract of olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf in healthy and diabetic rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 36-40

  Eidi, A ^a   Eidi, M ^a   Oryan, S H ^b   Fallahyan, F ^a   Darounkala R, Darzi ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypoglycaemic; Olea europaea; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; OLEA EUROPAEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OLIVE; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

EID: 12744269263     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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