Effect of methanolic extract of Musa sapientum leaves on gastrointestinal transit time in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats: Possible mechanism of action

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-88

  Adewoye, E O ^a   Ige, A O ^a   Latona, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetes; Gastrointestinal transit time; Musa sapientum

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SOLVENT;

ALBINISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MUSA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ALBINISM; ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MALE; METHANOL; MUSA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876030808     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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