Glucose lowering effect of leaf extracts of Viscum album in normal and diabetic rats

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 235-240

  Nwaegerue, Emenike ^a   Nweke, Ifeoma N ^a   Ezeala, Christian C ^b   Unekwe, Prince C ^c  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Animal models; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemic effect; Streptozotocin; Viscum album

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOZOCIN; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; LD 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SENSOR; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TOXICITY TESTING; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 35948968013     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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