Mineral contents of Aloe vera leaf gel and their role on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 185-195

  Rajasekaran, S ^a   Sivagnanam, K ^a   Subramanian, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera gel; Hypoglycemic activity; Inorganic trace elements; Streptozotocin diabetes

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STREPTOZOCIN; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ALOE VERA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ALOE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACE ELEMENTS; UREA;

ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 28644434365     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:108:1-3:185     Document Type: Article

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