Antihyperglycemic properties of Foeniculum vulgare extract in streptozocin-induced diabetes in rats

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-75

  Mhaidat, Nizar M ^a   Abu Zaiton, Ahmed S ^b   Alzoubi, Karem H ^a   Alzoubi, Wael ^a   Alazab, Rami S ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b AL AL BAYT UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Foeniculum vulg re; Liver enzymes; Rat; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; METHANOL; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FENNEL; FLUID INTAKE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 84921793338     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2015.72.75     Document Type: Article

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