Evaluation of antihyperglycemic activity of methanolic Tecomaria capensis Thunb. (Bignoniaceae) leaves extract in alloxan induced hyperglycemic rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 945-948

  Saini, N K ^a   Singhal, M ^a  

^a JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Antidiabatic; Diabeties; Oral glucose tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; TECOMARIA CAPENSIS EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIGNONIACEAE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TECOMARIA CAPENSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIGNONIACEAE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84872393093     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60179-5     Document Type: Article

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