Evaluation of hypoglycemic and antihyperglycemic effects of Acacia tortilis seed extract in normal and diabetic rats

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 330-336

  Agrawal, Neeraj K ^a   Gupta, Uma ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Acacia tortilis; Alloxan monohydrate; Antidiabetic activity; Antihyperglycemic effect; Hypoglycemic; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

ACACIA TORTILIS EXTRACT; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLICLAZIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACACIA TORTILIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FLUID INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT SEED; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 84879140752     PISSN: 09744304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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