Studies on the possible mechanisms of antidiabetic activity of extract of aerial parts of Phyllanthus niruri

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-255

  Okoli, C O ^a   Obidike, I C ^b   Ezike, A C ^a   Akah, P A ^a   Salawu, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

amylase; glucosidase; Antidiabetic; Phyllanthus niruri

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; METHANOL; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; GLYCOSYLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS;

EUPHORBIACEAE; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; RATTUS;

EID: 79951745519     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.501456     Document Type: Article

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