Antioxidant effect of Tinospora cordifolia extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 795-798

  Sivakumar, V ^a   Dhana Rajan, M S ^a  

^a Sri Lakshmi Narasimha College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; antioxidant; diabetes; Tinospora cordifolia; Tinospora cordifolia stem

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 80052900019     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.84600     Document Type: Article

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