Studies on hypoglycaemic effects of polyherbal preparation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male albino rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 679-687

  Ismail Khan, A ^a   Yuvaraj, S ^a   Suthagar, E ^a   Parthasarathy, C ^a   Balasubramanian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glucose oxidation; Insulin; Polyherbal preparation; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; APHRODISIAC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE; EUGENIA JAMBOLANA; EVENING DOSAGE; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE; LIVER; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; VELVET BEAN; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 70450221046     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109106969     Document Type: Article

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