Hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of Anabasis articulata (Forssk) Moq (Chenopodiaceae), an Algerian medicinal plant

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5578-5583

  Kambouche, N ^a,b   Merah, B ^a   Derdour, A ^a   Bellahouel, S ^a   Bouayed, J ^b   Dicko, A ^b   Younos, C ^b   Soulimani, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ORAN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Anabasis articulata; Antidiabetic effect; Antihyperglycemic; Diabetic mice; Saponin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SAPONIN;

ALERTNESS; ALGERIA; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANABASIS ARTICULATA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEAR; GAIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOOSEFOOT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IRRITABILITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICTURITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RESTLESSNESS; TOUCH; TOXICITY;

AMARANTHACEAE; ANABASIS ARTICULATA; MUS;

EID: 73349095375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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