Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of an aqueous extract of Chamaerops humilis leaves in obese, hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic Meriones shawi rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 212-219

  Gaamoussi, Farah ^a   Israili, Zafar H ^b   Lyoussi, Badiaâ ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aacute effects; Aqueous leaf extract; Chamaerops humilis; Diabetes; Hypoglycemic activity; Hypolipidemic activity; Meriones shawi rats; Obesity; Sub chronic effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GERBILLINAE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; TAURINE;

EID: 77951757839     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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