Modulatory effect of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia LINN.) on alterations in kidney heparan sulfate in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-283

  Kumar, G Suresh ^a   Shetty, A K ^b   Salimath, P V ^c  

^a Daegu University   (South Korea)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bitter gourd; Diabetes; Diabetic nephropathy; Heparan sulfate; Kidney

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; GLYCOCONJUGATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HEPARAN SULFATE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; URONIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN METABOLISM; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; GLYCOCONJUGATES; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HEPARITIN SULFATE; KIDNEY; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 37249005197     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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