Antioxidant activity of Indian herbal drugs in rats with aloxan-induced diabetes

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 500-505

  Sabu, M C ^a   Kuttan, Ramadasan ^a  

^a AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Anti diabetic drugs; Antioxidants; Diabetes; Free radicals

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALLOXAN; ANTIOXIDANT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MURRAYA KOENIGII EXTRACT; SALACIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SCREENING; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MURRAYA KOENIGII; NONHUMAN; RAT; SALACIA OBLONGA; VERNONIA ANTHELMINTICA;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ANIMALIA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; LETHRINIDAE; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MURRAYA; MURRAYA KOENIGII; SALACIA OBLONGA; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; VERNONIA; VERNONIA ANTHELMINTICA;

EID: 4644269508     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200308951343     Document Type: Article

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