Effects of aqueous extract of Triplochiton scleroxylon on red blood cells and associated parameters in Alloxan - Induced diabetic rabbits

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 425-428

  Prohp, T P ^a   Onoagbe, I O ^b   Onyebuagu, P C ^a   Omeni, A A ^a   Okoli, R I ^a   Obeto, N P ^a  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Plasma glucose; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXYLON EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HERB; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXYLON;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXYLON;

EID: 33749536572     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.425.428     Document Type: Article

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