Antidiabetic activity of different extracts of myrtus communis in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Romanian Journal of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 183-190

  Panjeshahin, Mohammad Reza ^a   Azadbakht, Mohammad ^b   Akbari, Niattollah ^c  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glibenclamide; Myrtus communis; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DISTILLED WATER; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CD RAT; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; MALE; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RAT; STOMACH TUBE; STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 85018570928     PISSN: 15838609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/rjdnmd-2016-0022     Document Type: Article

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