Antihyperglycaemic and antihyperlipidaemic effects of Nymphaea stellata in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-141

  Rajagopal, K ^a   Sasikala, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b FC 31   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antihyperglycaemic; Diabetes mellitus; Nymphaea stellata flower extract

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; FATTY ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NYMPHAEA STELLATA EXTRACT; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE URINE LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NYMPHAEA STELLATA; RAT; ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSURIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; NYMPHAEA; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOWERS; GLYCOSURIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; NYMPHAEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EID: 40749144892     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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