Toxicological and hypoglycemic studies on the oil extracted from seeds of Khaya senegalensisis on blood glucose levels of alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4021-4024

  Momoh, M A ^a   Muhammed, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Effect; Hypoglcemic; Toxicological

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUCOSE; KHAYA SENEGALENSISIS ESSENTIAL OIL; METFORMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; KHAYA SENEGALENSISIS; MALE; MELIACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

KHAYA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 80052827603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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