Effect of urtica dioica leaf extract on activities of nucleoside diphosphate kinase and acetyl coenzyme, a carboxylase, in normal and hyperglycemic rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 792-796

  Qujeq, Durdi ^a   Davary, Saied ^a   Moazzi, Zoleika ^a   Mahjoub, Soleiman ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; Extract; Nucleoside diphosphate kinase; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE KINASE; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; UPREGULATION;

EID: 79960241754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.246     Document Type: Article

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