Antidiabetic activity of aqueous root extract of Merremia tridentata (L.) Hall. f. in streptozotocin-induced-diabetic rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-179

  Arunachalam, Karuppusamy ^a   Parimelazhagan, Thangaraj ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antihyperlipidemic; Antilipidperoxidative; Aqueous root extract; Merremia tridentata root; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; MERREMIA TRIDENTATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TOXICITY TESTING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CONVOLVULACEAE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 84856431525     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60020-0     Document Type: Article

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