Hypoglycemic Activity of Aqueous Root Bark Extract Zanthoxylum chalybeum in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Journal of Diabetes Research

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Agwaya, Moses Solomon ^a,b   Vuzi, Peter California ^b   Nandutu, Agnes Masawi ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM EXTRACT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZANTHOXYLUM; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; PANCREAS; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; TIME FACTOR; WISTAR RAT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PANCREAS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 84962891410     PISSN: 23146745     EISSN: 23146753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2016/8727590     Document Type: Article

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