An in vivo and in vitro investigation of the effect of Aloe vera gel ethanolic extract using animal model with diabetic foot ulcer

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 205-212

  Daburkar, Mohan ^a   Lohar, Vikram ^b   Rathore, Arvind Singh ^b   Bhutada, Pravin ^a   Tangadpaliwar, Shrikant ^a  

^a Agnihotri College of Pharmacy Wardha   (India)

^b Jodhpur National University   (India)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Ayurveda; ethanolic extract; hypoglycemia; streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; INSULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DNA CONTENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIZATION; GEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT DURATION; ULCER HEALING; WOUND CONTRACTION;

ALOE VERA; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84925446783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09757406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.135248     Document Type: Article

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