Evaluation of aloevera gel for its anti inflammatory activity in diabetes mellitus using animal model system

International Journal of Drug Development and Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 305-309

  Vanitha, M ^a   Suja Pandian, R ^a   Karthikeyan, J ^a  

^a PRIST UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aloevera gel; Anti inflammatory activity; Diabetes; Folic acid; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FOLIC ACID; GLIBENCLAMIDE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GEL; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875773244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09759344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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