A potential adjunct to insulin: Berberis lycium Royle

Diabetologia Croatica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-18

  Ahmad, Maqsood ^a   Alamgeer, ^a   Sharif, Tanveer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA   (Pakistan)

^b GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Berberis lycium Royle; Insulin; Phytochemical tests; Water extract

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BERBERIS LYCIUM ROYLE EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLOROFORM; GLICLAZIDE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; BERBERIS LYCIUM ROYLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RABBIT;

EID: 67650152188     PISSN: 03510042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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