Blood glucose lowering effect of aqueous leaf extracts of Ageratum conyzoides in rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 76-79

  Nyunai N ^a,b   Njikam, Njifutie ^b   Mounier, Catherine ^c   Pastoureau, Philippe ^d  

^a Inst Rech Med d'Etud Plantes M   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Glucose lowering effect; Streptozotocin diabetic rats

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33748868471     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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