Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3840

Full Length Research Paper

Aqueous extract of Persea americana leaves ameliorates alloxan-induced hyperglycaemia and hyperlipidaemia in rats

Stephen Chiadikaobi Okafor1, Steven Samuel Gyang3, Bilkisu Bello Maiha1, Ejike Daniel Eze4, Musa Itopa Yakubu2 and Ben Ahmed Chindo1, 2*
1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna, Nigeria. 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria. 3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria. 4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda
Email: [email protected]

  •  Received: 03 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 November 2017
  •  Published: 17 December 2017

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