Diabetes-induced testicular disorders vis-a-vis germ cell apoptosis in albino rat: Remedial effect of hexane fraction of root of Musa paradisiaca and leaf of Coccinia indica

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 641-654

  Mallick, Chhanda ^a   Bera, Tushar Kanti ^a   Ali, Kazi Monjur ^a   Chatterjee, Kausik ^a   Ghosh, Debidas ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Coccinia indica; Diabetes; Giant cell; Musa paradisiacal

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CATALASE; COCCINIA INDICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INSULIN; MUSA PARADISIACA EXTRACT; PEROXIDASE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COCCINIA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GIANT CELL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSA PARADISIACA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; COCCINIA GRANDIS; MUSA; MUSA X PARADISIACA; RATTUS;

EID: 78649835367     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.56.641     Document Type: Article

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