Hypoglycaemic effects of myrtle oil in normal and alloxan-diabetic rabbits

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 311-318

  Sepici, Aylin ^a   Gürbüz, Ilhan ^a   Çevik, Cemal ^a   Yesilada, Erdem ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alloxan induced diabetic; Diabetes mellitus; Glucose hyperglycaemic; Myrtle oil; Myrtus communis L.; Normoglycaemic; Rabbits; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; GLUCOSE; MYRTLE OIL; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOLYSIS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MUCOSA; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RABBIT; REDUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; MYRTUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; RABBITS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 3242726981     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.03.049     Document Type: Article

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