Effect of an aqueous extract of Scoparia dulcis on blood glucose, plasma insulin and some polyol pathway enzymes in experimental rat diabetes

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-586

  Latha, M ^a   Pari, L ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glutathione peroxidase; Glutathione S transferase; Insulin; Lipid peroxidation; Scoparia dulcis; Sorbitol dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FREE RADICAL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROPEROXIDE DERIVATIVE; IDITOL DEHYDROGENASE; INSULIN; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYOL; SCOPARIA DULCIS EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA DULCIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA DULCIS;

EID: 2442589716     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000400015     Document Type: Article

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