Experimental antihyperglycemic effect of diterpenoids of llareta Azorella compacta (umbelliferae) phil in rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 713-716

  Fuentes, Nelson L ^a   Sagua, Hernan ^a   Morales, Glauco ^a   Borquez, Jorge ^a   San Martin, Aurelio ^b   Soto, Julia ^c   Loyola, Luis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemic; Azorella compacta; Diterpenoids; Insulin; Llareta

Indexed keywords

AZORELLANOL; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DITERPENOID; INSULIN; MULIN 11,13 DIEN 20 OIC ACID; MULINOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APIALES; ARTICLE; AZORELLA COMPACTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; APIACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DITERPENES; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; APIACEAE; AZORELLA COMPACTA;

EID: 26444527371     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1740     Document Type: Article

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