Hypoglycaemic and hypolipidemic effects of pumpkin (cucurbita pepo l.) on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2620-2626

  Sedigheh, Asgary ^a,e   Jamal, Moshtaghian Seyyed ^b   Mahbubeh, Setorki ^c   Somayeh, Kazemi ^d   Mahmoud, Rafieian kopaei ^e   Azadeh, Adelnia ^f   Fatemeh, Shamsi ^f  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alloxan monohydrate; Cucurbita pepo; Diabetes; Hypoglycaemic; Pumpkin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; CUCURBITA PEPO EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCURBITA PEPO; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOLIPIDEMIC EFFECT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84855401080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.635     Document Type: Article

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