A stereological study of effects of aqueous extract of Tamarindus indica seeds on pancreatic islets in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 427-434

  Mahmoudzadeh Sagheb, Hamidreza ^a   Heidari, Zahra ^a   Shahraki, Mohammadreza ^a   Moudi, Bita ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta cell; Diabetes mellitus; Stereology; Tamarindus indica

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PLANT SEED; RAT; STEREOLOGY; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TAMARIND;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; TAMARINDUS;

EID: 78651382828     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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