Evaluation of the activity of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) aqueous extracts on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 258-269

  Ozougwu, J C ^a   Eyo, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic rats; Hypoglycaemia; Hypolipidaemia; Zingiber officinale

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; CHOLESTEROL; GINGER EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; LIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 79955606502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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