Hypoglycemic activity of the root and stem of Salacia reticulata var. β-diandra in alloxan diabetic rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-225

  Ruvin Kumara, N K V M ^a,b   Pathirana, R N ^a   Pathirana, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic rats; Fructosamine; Glycosylated hemoglobin; Hypoglycemic activity; Salacia reticulata Weight var. diandra; Sprague Dawley rats

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSAMINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALACIA RETICULATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG ISOLATION; FRACTIONATION; FRUCTOSAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POLYDIPSIA; RAT; SALACIA RETICULATA; VARIETAS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

SALACIA RETICULATA;

EID: 19944380824     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200590928780     Document Type: Article

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