Antihyperglycemic and insulin secretory activity of Costus pictus leaf extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats and in in vitro pancreatic islet culture

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 470-474

  Gireesh, G ^a   Thomas, Santhosh K ^a   Joseph, Binoy ^a   Paulose, C S ^a  

^a Centre for Neuroscience   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemic; Costaceae family; Costus pictus D. Don; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin secretion; Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; COSTUS PICTUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; COSTUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

COSTACEAE; COSTUS PICTUS; RATTUS;

EID: 67349108300     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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