Antihyperglycemic activity of aqueous root extract of Rubia cordifolia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 475-479

  Baskar, R ^a   Bhakshu, L Md ^a   Bharathi, G Vijaya ^a   Reddy, S Sreenivasa ^a   Karuna, R ^a   Reddy, G Kesava ^b   Saralakumari, D ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Diabetes; Rubia cordifolia; Transaminases

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RUBIA; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 33747618478     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200600798593     Document Type: Article

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