Effects of alcoholic extract of Momordica charantia (Linn.) whole fruit powder on the pancreatic islets of alloxan diabetic albino rats

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-106

  Singh, N ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Sirohi, P ^a   Varsha, ^a  

^a MEERUT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alcoholic extract; Alloxan diabetes; Momordica charantia Linn.; Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT;

ALCOHOL; DISEASE CONTROL; FRUIT; PLANT EXTRACT; RODENT; VINE;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT (STRUCTURE); GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 38849111174     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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