Effects of Syzygium cordatum (Hochst.) [Myrtaceae] leaf extract on plasma glucose and hepatic glycogen in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 485-490

  Musabayane, C T ^a   Mahlalela, N ^a   Shode, F O ^a   Ojewole, J A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Insulin; Medicinal plants; Streptozotocin; Syzygium cordatum

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SYZYGIUM CORDATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SYZYGIUM CORDATUM;

EID: 14644397194     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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