Antidiabetic effect of Jatropha curcas L. Leaves extract in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1 A, 2010, Pages 482-487

  Mishra, Shanti Bhushan ^a   Vijayakumar, M ^b   Ojha, Sanjeev Kumar ^b   Verma, Amita ^c  

^a Roorkee College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antidiabetic; Ethanolic extract; Glibenclamide; Jatropha curcas

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT;

EID: 78650658800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09754725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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