Antihyperglycaemia and related gene expressions of aqueous extract of leaf in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

Benth (Asclepiadaceae) has been highly utilized in controlling diabetes mellitus traditionally in the eastern part of Nigeria. Antihyperglycaemic and related gene expressions of aqueous extract of leaf in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Forty-eight female Wistar rats were induced intraperitoneally using alloxan (150 mg/kg body weight).