Histological changes in the kidneys of experimental diabetic rats fed with Momordica charantia (bitter gourd) extract

Romanian Journal of Morphology and Embryology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-95

  Teoh, S L ^a   Latiff, Azian Abd ^a   Das, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bitter gourd; Diabetes; Kidney; Microscopic changes; Momordica charantia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CYTOPROTECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMALIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 77949393544     PISSN: 12200522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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