Hypoglycemic, lipid lowering and antioxidant activities in root extract of Anthocephalus indicus in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-69

  Kumar, Vishnu ^a   Khanna, A K ^d   Khan, M M ^d   Singh, Ranjana ^a   Singh, Sushma ^a   Chander, Ramesh ^a   Mahdi, Farzana ^b   Saxena, J K ^d   Saxena, Shweta ^c   Singh, V K ^a   Singh, R K ^a,e  

^a CSM Medical University   (India)

^b Era's Lucknow Medical College   (India)

^c BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^e KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocephalus indicus; Hypoglycemic agent; Lipid lowering agent; Oxygen free radical scavengers; Plant antioxidant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTHOCEPHALUS INDICUS EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MALONALDEHYDE; OXYGEN RADICAL; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHOCEPHALUS INDICUS; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PLANT ROOT; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTHOCEPHALUS; RATTUS;

EID: 65649115379     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-009-0011-4     Document Type: Article

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