Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of alcoholic extract of Tribulus alatus in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: A comparative study with T. terrestris (Caltrop)

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 785-790

  El Tantawy, W H ^a   Hassanin, L A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DRUG CONTROL AND RESEARCH NODCAR   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alcoholic extract; Diabetic rats; Hypoglycemic; Hypolipidemic; Tribulus alatus; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; TRIBULUS; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; LIPID; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LIPIDS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; TRIBULUS;

EID: 35748979441     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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