Hypoglycaemic and antihyperglycaemic activity of Ageratum conyzoides L. in rats

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-130

  Nyunaï, Nyemb ^a,b   Njikam, Njifutié ^a   Abdennebi, El Hassane ^c   Mbafor, Joseph Tanyi ^a   Lamnaouer, Driss ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides; Antihyperglycaemic activity; Hypoglycaemic activity; Oral glucose tolerance test

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

AGERATUM; ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 69049106606     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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