Modulatory effect of Gymnema montanum leaf extract on brain antioxidant status and lipid peroxidation in diabetic rats

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 366-371

  Ramkumar, Kunga Mohan ^a   Latha, Muniappan ^a   Venkateswaran, Subramaniam ^a   Pari, Leelavinothan ^a   Ananthan, Rajendran ^b   Bai, Vengatesh Narmatha ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan induced diabetes; Antioxidants; Brain; Gymnema montanum; Insulin; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GYMNEMA MONTANUM EXTRACT; HYDROPEROXIDE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYMNEMA; GYMNEMA MONTANUM; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATALASE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYBURIDE; GYMNEMA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

ANIMALIA; GYMNEMA;

EID: 4644230501     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2004.7.366     Document Type: Article

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