Biochemical basis of the use of cocoyam (Colocassia esculenta L.) in the dietary management of diabetes and its complications in streptozotocin induced diabetes in rats

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue S2, 2014, Pages S705-S711

  Eleazu, Chinedum Ogbonnaya ^a   Okafor, Polycarp Nnaecheta ^b   Ifeoma, Ijeh ^b  

^a National Root Crops Research Inst   (Nigeria)

^b MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cocoyam; Diabetic complications; Incorporated feeds; Rats; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; IRON; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PANCREATIC WEIGHT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84908501999     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60711-8     Document Type: Article

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