Probable mechanism of the antihyperglycemic effect of standardized extract from Momordica charantia in streptozotocin diabetic rats

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Naik, Suresh R ^a   Bumrela, Shrinivas B ^a   Lagishetty, Chakradhar V ^b   Mandlik, Rahul V ^b  

^a Sinhgad Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^b PRIN K M KUNDNANI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti hyperglycemic activity; Anti lipidemic activity; Glucose uptake process; Glycosylated haemoglobin; Momordica charantia extract; Serum insulin; Streptozotocin diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; LIPID; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 70349918490     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1265     Document Type: Article

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