Blood Glucose lowering effect of Aqueous extract of Graptophyllum pictum (Linn) Griff. on Alloxan-induced Diabetic Rats and its acute toxicity in Mice

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1039-1043

  Olagbende Dada, S O ^a   Ogbonnia, S O ^a   Coker, H A B ^a   Ukpo, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Diabetes; Graptophyllum pictum; Hypoglycemic; Metformin

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE; GRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM EXTRACT; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACANTHACEAE; ACUTE TOXICITY; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM; LD 50; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; GRAPTOPHYLLUM PICTUM; MUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79751513000     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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