Hypoglycemic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Persea americana mill [1]

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-326

  Antia, B S ^a   Okokon, J E ^a   Okon, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CHLORPROPAMIDE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AVOCADO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 26444596087     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16858     Document Type: Letter

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