A study of hypoglycemic and antioxidant activity of Aegle marmelos in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 476-480

  Upadhya, Sharmila ^a   Shanbhag, Kshama K ^a   Suneetha, G ^a   Naidu, M Balachandra ^a   Upadhya, Subramanya ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aegle marmelos; Antioxidant activity; Diabetic rats; Hypoglycemic action

Indexed keywords

AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

AEGLE MARMELOS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AEGLE; ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EID: 6344231172     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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