Antidiabetic effects of P. macrocarpa ethanolic fruit extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Abstract Background The fruits of P. macrocarpa have long been used as a traditional Malay medicinal herb for hundreds of years. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of streptozotocin (STZ) (65 mg/kg) was used to induce diabetes in rats confirmed by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The ethanol ext...

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Main Authors: Abul Kalam Azad, Wan Mohd Azizi Wan Sulaiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43094-020-00073-7