Experimental evidence for in vitro fluid transport in the presence of a traditional medicinal fruit extract across rat everted intestinal sacs

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi ^a   Gurib Fakim, Ameenah ^a   Subratty, Anwar Hussein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

D glucose; Diabetes mellitus; Electrolyte; Inorganic phosphate; Laxative; Momordica charantia

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; GLUCOSE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; PHOSPHATE; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUID TRANSPORT; FRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINAL SAC; INTESTINE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLUID; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROSA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PHOSPHATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; WATER;

EID: 13444292156     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2004.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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