Anti-diabetic effect of Morinda lucida stem bark extracts on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Research Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 78-82

  Odutuga, A A ^a   Dairo, J O ^a   Minari, J B ^a   Bamisaye, F A ^a  

^a JOSEPH AYOBABALOLA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Hypoglycemia; Methanolic extract; Morinda lucida; Nigeria; Phyto chemicals

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; LIVER ENZYME; METHANOL; MORINDA LUCIDA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MORINDA; MORINDA LUCIDA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 78651388072     PISSN: 18159362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjpharm.2010.78.82     Document Type: Article

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