Antihyperglycemic and antioxidant effects of red algae Hypnea musciformis in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Biomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-38

  Anandakumar, S ^a   Balamurugan, M ^b   Rajadurai, M ^a   Vani, B ^c  

^a Vinayaka Missions University   (India)

^b LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^c BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antihyperglycaemic; Antioxidants; Diabetes; Hypnea musciformis

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE; HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS EXTRACT; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RED ALGA; SEAWEED;

HYPNEA MUSCIFORMIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 42449130062     PISSN: 09702067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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