Antidiabetic activity of Smilax china roots in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 369-374

  Solomon Raju, B G ^a   Ganga Rao, B ^b   Manju Latha, Y B ^a  

^a Sri Vasavi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (India)

^b ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan induced diabetes; Hypoglycaemic activity; Smilax china

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; SMILAX CHINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LILIACEAE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; RAT; SMILAX CHINA;

EID: 84859972555     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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