Effect of ethanolic extract of Cassia occidentalis Linn. for the management of alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 132-137

  Verma, Laxmi ^a   Singour, P K ^a   Chaurasiya, P K ^a   Rajak, H ^b   Pawar, R S ^a   Patil, U K ^a  

^a VNS Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

^b GGDU   (India)

Author keywords

alloxan; Antidiabetic activity; Cassia occidentalis; histopathology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN; SENNA EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASSIA OCCIDENTALIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SENNA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT CHANGE;

EID: 77955131385     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65506     Document Type: Article

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