Effect of telfairia occidentalis on oral glucose tolerance in rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 368-372

  Eseyin, Olorunfemi ^a   Ebong, Patrick ^b   Eyong, Eyong ^b   Awofisayo, Oladoja ^a   Agboke, Akeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Area under the curve; Glucose; Glycemic index; Oral glucose tolerance; Telfairia occidentalis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; RAT; TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 77954678704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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