Preliminary studies on antihyperglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Brassica nigra (L.) Koch in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 696-701

  Anand, Prachi ^a   Murali, K Y ^a   Tandon, Vibha ^a   Chandra, Ramesh ^a   Murthy, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic activity; Brassica nigra; Diabetes mellitus; Glucose tolerance test

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NIGRA; RATTUS;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; STREPTOZOCIN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYBURIDE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MUSTARD PLANT; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; STREPTOZOCIN; WATER;

EID: 35148845014     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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