Hypoglycaemic and tissue-protective effects of the aqueous extract of persea americana seeds on alloxan-induced albino rats

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 31-39

  Ezejiofor, Anthonet Ndidi ^a   Okorie, Abednego ^a   Orisakwe, Orish Ebere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Hot aqueous; Hypoglyceamic effect; Persea americana; Protective effect

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; RAT; TISSUE PROTECTIVE EFFECT;

EID: 84885667021     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: 21804303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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