Effect of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Cassia auriculata L. flowers on diabetes using alloxan induced diabetic rats

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 100-106

  Lukmanul Hakkim, F ^a   Girija, S ^a   Senthil Kumar, R ^b   Jalaludeen, M D ^b  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mohammed Institute of Education and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antidiabetic effect; Aqueous extract; Cassia auriculata; Water soluble fraction

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; ANTHOCYANIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; PHENOL; SCAVENGER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CASSIA AURICULATA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FLOWER; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 70449555534     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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