Antidiabetic activity of ethanol extract of Colocasia esculenta leaves in alloxan induced diabetic rats

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1246-1249

  Kumawat, N S ^a   Chaudhari, S P ^a   Wani, N S ^a   Deshmukh, T A ^a   Patil, V R ^a  

^a NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antidiabetic activity; Colocasia esculenta; Metformin

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; COLOCASIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 77954719727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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