Evaluation of the spouted bed dried leaf extract of Bauhinia forficata for the treatment of experimental diabetes in rats

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 42, 2010, Pages 7165-7173

  Pepato, M T ^a   Conceicao C Q ^a   Gutierres, V O ^a   Vendramini, R C ^a   Souza, C R F ^b   Oliveira, W P ^b   Brunetti, I L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bauhinia forficata; Enzymes; Physiological variables; Plasma glucose; Serum lipids; Serum toxicity markers; Spouted bed drying

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; BAUHINIA FORFICATA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LIPID; PHOSPHATASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EXTRACTION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN TREATMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TEMPERATURE; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALIA; BAUHINIA FORFICATA; RATTUS;

EID: 78049473493     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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