Antidiabetic, antihyperlipedemic and antioxidant effects of aqueous extract of the roots of Cynara cornigera in alloxan-induced experimental diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 782-789

  Ahmida, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENGHAZI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Cynara cornigera; Hyperglycemia; Hyperlipidemia; Insulin; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CYNARA CORNIGERA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNARA; CYNARA CORNIGERA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 80455168516     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.782.789     Document Type: Article

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