Antidiabetic effect of aqueous extract of seed of Tamarindus indica in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-91

  Maiti, R ^a   Jana, D ^a   Das, U K ^a   Ghosh, D ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

C; Analysis of variance; ANOVA; Botanical Survey of India; BSI; Deciliter; Degree centigrade; dl; g; G 6 P; G 6 PDH; Glucose 6 phosphatase; Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; GOT; IDDM; Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SUGAR; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SUPPLEMENTATION; TAMARIND; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; STREPTOZOCIN; TAMARINDUS;

EID: 1942487880     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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