Anti-hyperglycemic activity of the leaves of Tetracera scandens Linn. Merr. (Dilleniaceae) in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-145

  Umar, Abdulrashid ^a   Ahmed, Qamar U ^a   Muhammad, Bala Y ^a   Dogarai, Bashar Bello S ^a   Soad, Siti Zaiton Bt Mat ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Alloxan induced diabetic rats; Anti hyperglycemic activity in vivo; Dilleniaceae; Tetracera scandens L.

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TETRACERA SCANDENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DILLENIACEAE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DILLENIACEAE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

DILLENIACEAE; RATTUS; TETRACERA;

EID: 77955328673     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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