Antidiabetic effect of diasulin, a herbal drug, on blood glucose, plasma insulin and hepatic enzymes of glucose mretabolism hyperglycaemic rats

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 286-292

  Pari, L ^a   Saravanan, R ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetes; Diasulin; Fructose 1 6 biosphosphatase; Glucose 6 phosphatase; Hexokinase; Oral glucose tolerance test; Plasma insulin

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CASSIA EXTRACT; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXOKINASE; INSULIN; LIVER ENZYME; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; SCOPARIA DULCIS EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYZIGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TOLBUTAMIDE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COCCINIA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; GLYCOLYSIS; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCOPARIA DULCIS; SENNA; SYZIGIUM CUMINI; TINOSPORA;

EID: 3042541911     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-8902.2004.0349.x     Document Type: Article

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