Protective effects of MTEC, a formulated herbal drug on glycemic indices and testicular dysfunctions in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 71-93

  Mallick, Chhanda ^a   Chatterjee, Kausik ^a   Mandal, Upanandan ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Androgenic key enzyme; Fasting blood glucose level; Glycated heamoglobin; Hepatic glycogen; Hexokinase; Insulin; Medicinal plant; Oxidative stress; Sperm count; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ANTIOXIDANT; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXOKINASE; INSULIN; METHANOL; MUSA PARADISIACA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT; DIABETES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; HEMOGLOBIN; HORMONE; MEDICINAL PLANT; OXIDATION; RODENT;

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BANANA; CELL VIABILITY; CLOVE; COCCINIA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUGENIA JAMBOLANA; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GERM CELL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSA PARADISIACA; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TAMARIND; TESTIS; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

COCCINIA GRANDIS; MUSA X PARADISIACA; RATTUS; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TAMARINDUS INDICA;

EID: 67650263882     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470801946059     Document Type: Article

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