Anti-diabetic activity of Emblica officinalis in animal models

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1050-1055

  Mehta, Shikha ^a   Singh, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Jaiswal, Dolly ^a   Rai, Prashant Kumar ^a   Watal, Geeta ^a  

^a Medicinal Research Lab   (India)

Author keywords

Albino Wistar rats; Anti diabetic; Emblica officinalis; Glucose tolerance test

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS AQUEOUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT;

ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 70350338628     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200902991532     Document Type: Article

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