Hypoglycaemic and anti-diabetic activity of stem bark extracts Erythrina indica in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-42

  Yashwant Kumar, A ^a   Nandakumar, K ^b   Handral, M ^a   Talwar, Sahil ^b   Dhayabaran, Daniel ^c  

^a PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b MANIPAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Anti diabetic activity; Dexamethasone; Erythrina indica; Hypoglycaemic activity

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLOXAN; CARBOHYDRATE; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHRINA EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA INDICA ALCOHOLIC EXTRACT; ERYTHRINA INDICA AQUEOUS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOSTEROL; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHRINA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 78650616475     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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