Antidiabetic activity of aqueous fruit extract of Cucumis trigonus Roxb. in streptozotocin-induced-diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 565-567

  Salahuddin, Md ^a   Jalalpure, Sunil S ^a  

^a KLE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Cucumis trigonus; Glibenclamide; Lipid profile; Serum level

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CUCURMIS TRIGONUS EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; CUCURMIS TRIGONUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT CHANGE;

ANIMALS; CUCUMIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; WATER;

CUCUMIS TRIGONUS; CUCURBITACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 73749087458     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.10.018     Document Type: Article

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