Antidiabetic effect of garlic (Allium sativum L.) in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 624-629

  Eidi, A ^a   Eidi, M ^b   Esmaeili, E ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Diabetes; Garlic; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; URIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GARLIC; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES; UREA; URIC ACID;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33750507278     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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