Antidiabetic activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Croton zambesicus Muell.(thunder plant) in alloxan diabetic rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 21-26

  Okokon, Jude Efiom ^a   Bassey, A L ^a   Obot, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antidiabetic; Croton zambesicus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CROTON ZAMBESICUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREATHING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON; CROTON ZAMBESICUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LD 50; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748358320     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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