Hypoglycemic effect of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on normal and streptozotocin-diabetic rats

Fitoterapia

Volumn 79, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 539-543

  Bhaskar, Anusha ^a   Vidhya, V G ^a   Ramya, M ^a  

^a BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood glucose levels; Hypoglycemic effect; Mucuna pruriens; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; MUCUNA PRURIENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELVET BEAN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MUCUNA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; TOLBUTAMIDE;

MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; RATTUS;

EID: 55049122011     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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