Effects of ethanolic extract ofSyzygium cumini (Linn) seed powder on pancreatic islets of alloxan diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 861-867

  Singh, N ^a   Gupta, M ^a  

^a MEERUT COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetes; Ethanolic extract; Pancreatic islets; S. cumini

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EUGENIA; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET; PATHOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POWDER; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; ETHANOL; EUGENIA; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

EID: 41949113942     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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