Leucas cephalotes regulates carbohydrate and lipid metabolism and improves antioxidant status in IDDM and NIDDM rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-102

  Bavarva, Jasmin H ^a   Narasimhacharya, A V R L ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carbohydrate metabolism; IDDM; Leucas cephalotes; Lipid metabolism; NIDDM

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; LEUCAS CEPHALOTES EXTRACT; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEUCAS CEPHALOTES; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC REGULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LAMIACEAE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; LIVER; LIVER GLYCOGEN; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS;

CEPHALOTES; LEUCAS; RATTUS;

EID: 72149093768     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.042     Document Type: Article

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