Antidiabetic activity of Vatairea macrocarpa extract in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 515-519

  Oliveira, Helder C ^a   dos Santos, Maísa P ^a   Grigulo, Rafael ^a   Lima, Layla L ^a   Martins, Domingos T O ^a   Lima, Joaquim C S ^a   Stoppiglia, Luiz F ^a   Lopes, Carbene F ^a   Kawashita, Nair H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti diabetic activity; Blood glucose; Hypoglycemia; Leguminoseae; Vatairea macrocarpa

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VATAIREA MACROCARPA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; URINE VOLUME; VATAIREA MACROCARPA;

RATTUS; VATAIREA MACROCARPA;

EID: 37349015563     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.10.025     Document Type: Article

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