Evaluation of hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects of aqueous ethanolic extracts of Treculia africana Decne and Bryophyllum pinnatum Lam. and their mixture on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2535-2539

  Ogbonnia, Steve O ^a   Odimegwu, Joy I ^a   Enwuru, Veronica N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bryophyllum pinnatum; Cardiovascular diseases; Hypercholesterolaemia; Hyperglycaemia; Hyperlipidaemia; Streptozotocin; Treculia africana

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRECULIA AFRICANA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ETHNOBOTANY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

KALANCHOE PINNATA; RATTUS; TRECULIA AFRICANA;

EID: 49649121797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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