Antihyperglycemic effect of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid, aglycone of glycyrrhizin, on streptozotocin-diabetic rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 606, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 269-273

  Kalaiarasi, Panneerselvam ^a   Pugalendi, Kodukkur Viswanathan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

18 Glycyrrhetinic acid; Antihyperglycemic effect; Diabetes; Gluconeogenic enzyme; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60949100343     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.12.057     Document Type: Article

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