Anti-diabetic effects of Ficus Asperifolia in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The current study aimed to determine the antidiabetic effects of leaf extract of Ficus asperifolia in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Methods

A total of ninety-five (95) adult rats were used for the experiment. The whole study protocol was divided into three sets of individual experiments. The animals were divided randomly into seven groups of five rats each. The rats were given a diet supplemented with 50 g high fat to 50 g vital feeds for two weeks. The study lasted 28 days with daily administration and weekly blood glucose and body weight check. At the end of the experiment protocol, the rats were fasted overnight and were anesthetized. Blood was collected via cardiac puncture from each animal for biochemical analysis. Metglim 3.38 mg/kg bodyweight wa

SUBMITTER: Pwaniyibo SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7270378 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature