Antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effects of Zizyphus spina christi and Zizyphus jujuba in alloxan diabetic rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 561-568

  Hussein, Hala M ^a   El Sayed, Eman M ^a   Said, Aataa A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Glucose; Insulin; Lipid peroxides; Lipids; Zizyphus jujuba; Zizyphus spina christi

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALLOXAN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LIPID PEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; WATER; ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA EXTRACT; ZIZYPHUS SPINA CHRISTI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JUJUBE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ZIZYPHUS SPINA CHRISTI;

EID: 33750286466     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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