Anti-diabetic and anti-cholesterolemic activity of methanol extracts of three species of Amaranthus

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-138

  Girija, K ^a   Lakshman, K ^a   Udaya, Chandrika ^a   Sabhya Sachi, Ghosh ^a   Divya, T ^a  

^a PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Amaranthus caudatus; Amaranthus spinosus; Amaranthus viridis; Anti cholesterolemic activity; Anti diabetic activity; Biochemical parameter; Methanol extract

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS VIRIDIS EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 79952425095     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60011-7     Document Type: Article

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