Open AccessEffect of methanolic extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn) Taub leaves on hyperglycemia and indices of diabetic complications in alloxan–induced diabetic rats
Author(s) -
Sunday E. Atawodi,
Ojochenemi Ejeh Yakubu,
Mubarak Labaran Liman,
Dorothy Uju Iliemene
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine/asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2588-9222
pISSN - 2221-1691
DOI - 10.12980/apjtb.4.2014c73
Subject(s) - alloxan , diabetes mellitus , traditional medicine , medicine , endocrinology
To investigate the ameliorative role of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and Thonn) Taub (T. tetraptera) leaf in hyperglycemia with associated conditions like oxidative stress, kidney damage and disorders in lipid metabolism.