Free radical scavenging activity of Calotropis gigantea on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-621

  Rathod, N R ^a   Raghuveer, I ^b   Chitme, H R ^c   Chandra, R ^d  

^a HSK College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c OMAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Oman)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Calotropis gigantea; Diabetes; Oxidative stress; Swarnabhasma

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; CATALASE; CHLOROFORM; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCOSIDE; LIPID; PHYTOSTEROL; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SCAVENGER; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FLOWER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77249165578     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.59542     Document Type: Article

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