Beneficial effects of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standley fruit epicarp in animal models

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-242

  Deshpande, J R ^a   Choudhari, A A ^a   Mishra, M R ^a   Meghre, V S ^a   Wadodkar, S G ^a   Dorle, A K ^a,b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemic; Antihyperlipidemic; Antioxidant; Cardiotonic; Hepatoprotective; Immunomodulatory; Lagenaria siceraria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; FREE RADICAL; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMISTRY; CUCUMBER; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FROG; FRUIT; HEART RATE; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LD 50; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CUCURBITACEAE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS; FRUIT; HEART RATE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANIDAE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 45849124949     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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