Evaluation of effect of aqueous extract of enicostemma littorale blume in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Vishwakarma, Santosh L ^a   Sonawane, Rakesh D ^a   Rajani, M ^b   Goyal, Ramesh K ^a  

^a L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b B V PATEL PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PERD CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Enicostemma littorale; Iddm; Stz; Swertiamarin

Indexed keywords

ENICOSTEMA VERTICILLATUM; RATTUS;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GENTIANACEAE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GENTIANACEAE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 77951926598     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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