Gymnemic acids from Gymnema sylvestre potentially regulates dexamethasone-induced hyperglycemia in mice

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 192-195

  Gholap, S ^a   Kar, A ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Gymnemic acids; Hyperglycaemia; Lipid peroxidation; T 3; T4

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CORTICOSTEROID; DECDAN; DEXAMETHASONE; GYMNEMIC ACID; KETOCONAZOLE; LIOTHYRONINE; PENTETIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE;

EID: 17144414112     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590919564     Document Type: Article

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