Biochemical effects of leaf extracts of Gongronema latifolium and selenium supplementation in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 91-97

  Iweala, E E J ^a   Uhegbu, F O ^b   Adesanoye, O A ^a  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Diabetes mellitus; Gongronema latifolium; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CATALASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GONGRONEMA LATIFOLIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLOXAN DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 84877779145     PISSN: 21412502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JPP2013.0278     Document Type: Article

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