Effect of aqueous extract of Syzygium cumini pulp on antioxidant defense system in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Rekha, Namasivayam ^a   Balaji, Ramachandran ^a   Deecaraman, Munuswamy ^a  

^a DR M G R EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic rats; Free radical; Syzygium cumini

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROPEROXIDE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MYRTACEAE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 74949084455     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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