Effects of three medicinal plants extracts in experimental diabetes: Antioxidant enzymes activities and plasma lipids profiles in comparison with metformin

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 897-903

  Sani, Mohammad Fehresti ^a   Kouhsari, Shideh Montasser ^a   Moradabadi, Leila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allium ascalonicum; Allium sativum; Antioxidant enzymes; Plasma lipids; Salvia officinalis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ALLIUM ASCALONICUM EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLYCOSIDE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; METFORMIN; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GARLIC; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SHALLOT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84865163689     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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