Hypoglycaemic effect of Thymelaea hirsuta in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 625-629

  El Amrani, Fadoua ^a   Rhallab, Abdeljalil ^a   Alaoui, Tajelmolk ^a   El Badaoui, Khalid ^a   Chakir, Said ^a  

^a MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Hypoglycaemic activity; Oral administration; Streptozotocin induced diabetic rats; Thymelae hirsute

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA; THYMELAEACEAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

RATTUS; THYMELAEA HIRSUTA;

EID: 73449125428     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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