COMPARATIVE ANTI-DIABETIC EFFECTS OF ETHANOL EXTRACTS OF NEWBOULDIA LEAVIS LEAVES AND STEM ON SERUM LIPID PROFILE AND LIPID PEROXIDATION STATUS IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
Anaduaka Emeka G.1, Ogugua Victor N.1, Egba Simeon⃰ 2 And Apeh Victor, O1.
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
2Department of Biochemistry, Micheal Okpara University, Umudike, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
The plant kingdom offers a wide range of natural antioxidants and
medicinal values. The antioxidant efficacy of the leaves and stem of the
plant Newbouldia leavis were studied to ascertain the potential effects
of the extracts on some biochemical indices. Diabetes was successfully
induced in the test animals with 150mg/kg body weight alloxan
monohydrate. There was a significant decrease (p0.05). There was also a
significant decrease (p
Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Newbouldia leavis, Lipid profile, Lipid peroxidation.
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