Antidiabetic activity of methanolic extract of stem bark of Polyalthia longifolia var. Pendula

Indian Drugs

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 43-46

  Ghosh, G ^a   Sahu, P K ^a   Si, S C ^a   Barik, B B ^a   Mishra, S K ^a  

^a SIKSHA O ANUSANDHAN DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

, antihyperglycaemic; Alloxan; Antidiabetic; Euglycaemic; Hypoglycaemic; Polyalthia longifolia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; POLYALTHIA; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA; RAT;

EID: 77955157822     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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