Antidiabetic principles of Loranthus micranthus Linn. parasitic on Persea americana

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 619-623

  Osadebe, Patience Ogoamaka ^a   Omeje, Edwin Ogechukwu ^a   Nworu, Sylvester Chukwuemeka ^a   Esimone, Charles Okechukwu ^a   Uzor, Philip Felix ^a   David, Ernest Kenechukwu ^a   Uzoma, John Uchechukwu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Isolation; Loranthus micranthus; Thin layer chromatography; Weakly acidic fraction

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFORM; DIETHYLAMINE; FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLYCOSIDE; LORANTHUS MICRANTHUS EXTRACT; METHANOL; OIL; POLYSORBATE 20; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROID; SUGAR; TERPENOID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PURIFICATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LORANTHACEAE; LORANTHUS MICRANTHUS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77955233458     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60150-2     Document Type: Article

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