Effects of Ficus thonningii (Blume) [Morarceae] stem-bark ethanolic extract on blood glucose, cardiovascular and kidney functions of rats, and on kidney cell lines of the proximal (LLC-PK1) and distal tubules (MDBK)

Renal Failure

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-397

  Musabayane, C T ^a,b   Gondwe, M ^a   Kamadyaapa, D R ^a   Chuturgoon, A A ^a   Ojewole, J A O ^a  

^a University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Ethanolic extract; Ficus thonningii; Renal and cardiovascular effects

Indexed keywords

FICUS THONNINGII EXTRACT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELL LINE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FICUS; FICUS THONNINGII; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ATRIUM MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; KIDNEY CELL; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLS, CULTURED; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FICUS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TUBULES, DISTAL; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 34248547567     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08860220701260735     Document Type: Article

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