SAnti-Diabetic effect of ethanolic flower extracts of Newbouldia laevis (bignoniaceae) on blood glucose levels of streptozocin-induce diabetic wistar rats

Research Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Tanko, Y ^a   Okasha, M A ^a   Saleh, M I A ^a   Mohammed, A ^a   Yerima, M ^a   Yaro, A H ^b   Isa, A I ^c  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c College of Education   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemic activity; Newbouldia laevis; Phytochemicals; Streptozocin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID; STREPTOZOCIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; NEWBOULDIA LAEVIS; NONHUMAN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 77953470421     PISSN: 18159346     EISSN: 19936095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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