Prevention of the onset of hyperglycaemia by extracts of Aloe barbadensis in rabbits treated with alloxan

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1028-1030

  Akinmoladun, Afolabi C ^a   Akinloye, Oluyemi ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Aloe barbadensis; Fasting plasma glucose; Hyperglycaemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34247567863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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