Antidiabetic activity of benzyl tetra isoquinoline alkaloid berberine in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced type 2 diabetic rats

Diabetologia Croatica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 117-128

  Punitha, Issac Sam Raj ^a   Shirwaikar, Arun ^a   Shirwaikar, Annie ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic activity; Antioxidants; Berberine; Carbohydrate metabolism; Streptozotocin nicotinamide induced diabetes

Indexed keywords

BENZYL TETRA ISOQUINOLINE; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLYCOLYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 33748675277     PISSN: 03510042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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