Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic activities of ethanolic leaf extract and fractions of Melanthera scandens

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 523-527

  Akpan, Enomfon J ^a   Okokon, Jude E ^a   Offong, Emem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Hypolididemic; Melanthera scandens

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MELANTHERA SCANDENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOLIPIDEMIC ACTIVITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELANTHERA SCANDENS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ASTERACEAE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODEL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MELANTHERA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPIDS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860371748     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60089-6     Document Type: Article

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