Ocimum Gratissimum Linn causes dose dependent Hepatotoxicity in streptozotocin-Induced diabetic Wistar rats

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

  Onaolapo, Adejoke Y ^a   Onaolapo, Olakunle J ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hepatotoxicity; Ocimum gratissimum; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; METFORMIN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LD 50; LIVER PROTECTION; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84858952669     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2011.0206     Document Type: Article

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