Comparative antidiabetic, hypolipidemic, and antioxidant properties of Phyllanthus niruri in normal and diabetic Rats

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 569-574

  Bavarva, Jasmin H ^a   Narasimhacharya, A V R L ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Hypolipidemic; IDDM; NIDDM; Phyllanthus niruri

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; RATTUS;

EID: 34548320964     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701499034     Document Type: Article

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