Effect of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L) seeds on serum parameters in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Nutrition Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 728-733

  Eidi, Akram ^a   Eidi, Maryam ^b   Sokhteh, Mousa ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Fenugreek; Rats; Streptozotocin; Trigonella foenum graecum L

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UREA; URIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

RATTUS; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 36048974904     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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