Biological evaluation of aqueous herbal extracts and stirred yoghurt filtrate mixture against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-139

  Al Wabel, N A ^a   Mousa, H M ^a   Omer, O H ^a   Abdel Salam, A M ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biological effects of aqueous herbal extracts; Oxidative stressand diabetes; Yoghurt

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHICORY EXTRACT; COLOCYNTH EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GALEGINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GREATER BURDOCK EXTRACT; LUPIN EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOGHURT;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BURDOCK; CHICORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ISOLATION; FENUGREEK; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GOAT RUE; LUPIN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 60249089886     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.135.139     Document Type: Article

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