Anti-diabetic activity of crude Pistacia lentiscus in alloxan-induced diabetes in rats

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 543-547

  Ur Rehman, Muhammad Saad ^a   Kamran, Sairah Hafeez ^a   Ahmad, Mobasher ^a   Akhtar, Usman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diabtes mellitus; Mastic gum; Pistacia lentiscus

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; PISTACIA LENTISCUS EXTRACT; PLANT GUM;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT;

EID: 84936873142     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v10i3.23225     Document Type: Article

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