Anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant activities of the ayurvedic drug Nisha kathakathadhi churnam in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-69

  Jithendra, C H ^a   Muralidharan, P ^b  

^a BAPATLA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b C L BAID METHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antioxidants; Diabetes* Nisha kathakathadhi churnam

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CATALASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; NISHA KATHAKATHADHI CHURNAM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77953471215     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.49378     Document Type: Article

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