Antidiabetic and ameliorative potential of Ficus bengalensis bark extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 394-400

  Gayathri, Mahalingam ^a   Kannabiran, Krishnan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ameliorative potential; Antidiabetic activity; Cytochrome P 450 dependent monooxygenase enzymes; Ficus bengalensis; Lipid peroxidation

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; ELECTROLYTE; FICUS BENGALENSIS EXTRACT; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIVER PROTEIN; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; STREPTOZOCIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FICUS BENGALENSIS; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

FICUS BENGHALENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 57149100792     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-008-0087-2     Document Type: Article

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