Hypoglycemic effects of unripe pawpaw on streptozotocin induced diabetic albino rats

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Osadolor, H B ^a,b   Ariyo, I I ^a   Emokpae, M A ^b   Anukam, K C ^b  

^a AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Albino rats; Diabetes; Hypoglycaemia; Pawpaw; Plasma glucose; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FRUIT RIPENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; ASIMINA TRILOBA; CARICA PAPAYA; RATTUS;

EID: 77957151638     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.90.94     Document Type: Article

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