Effects of crude extracts and fractions of moringa stenopetala (Baker f) cufodontis leaves in normoglycemic and alloxan-induced diabetic mice

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2220-2225

  Nardos, Aschalew ^a   Makonnen, Eyasu ^b   Debella, Asfaw ^c  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antihyperglycemic effect; Diabetes mellitus; Hypoglycemic effect; Moringa stenopetala; Normoglycemic

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; MORINGA STENOPETALA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LD 50; MALE; MORINGA; MORINGA STENOPETALA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 82755165313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.318     Document Type: Article

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