Biochemical effects of Citrullus colocynthis in normal and diabetic rats

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Al Ghaithi, Fatma ^a   El Ridi, Mamdouh R ^a   Adeghate, Ernest ^a   Amiri, Mohamed H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Diabetes mellitus; Electrolytes; Herbal plants; Kidney function tests; Liver

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM ION; COLOCYNTH; CREATININE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; STREPTOZOCIN; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PLANT SEED; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CITRULLUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 3543061851     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MCBI.0000028749.63101.cc     Document Type: Article

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