Evaluation of the antidiabetic and antioxidant potentials of methanolic leaf extract of Helianthus annuus L. on alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1565-1573

  Onoja, Samuel Okwudili ^a   Anaga, Aruh O ^b  

^a Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alloxan monohydrate; Antidiabetic activity; Antioxidant; Glibenclamide; Helianthus annuus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886742241     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-013-1824-3     Document Type: Article

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