Antihyperglycemic and antilipidperoxirative effects of Ficus racemose (Linn.) bark extracts in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-338

  Vasudevan, Krishnamoorthi ^a   Sophia, Divianathan ^a   Balakrishnan, Subramanian ^a   Manoharan, Shanmugam ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes mellitus; Ficus racemusa alloxan; Lipidperoxidation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FICUS; FICUS RACEMOSA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 34249856926     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2007.330.338     Document Type: Article

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