EFFECT OF OPUNTIA ELATIOR ON ALTERATION IN BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL INDUCED BY GAMMA RADIATION IN MICE
Keywords:
Opuntia elatior;, Gamma radiation, glucose level; Mice.Abstract
The modulatory effect of Opuntia elatior stem extract was studied in Swiss albino mice at various two doses i.e. 6 Gy and 8 Gy of gamma radiation in
the presence (experimental) or absence (control) of Opuntia elatior extract (10 mg/kg body wt.) to observe in blood glucose level alterations. These
animals were scarified and their blood was collected at days 1, 15 and 30 post-irradiation. The glucose level was scored almost constant in the control
group(without any treatment ) and increased in gamma radiation treated mice group, whereas a recovery pattern was recorded in experimental animals
(in only plant extract treated and plant extract with radiation treated mice’s groups and a normal value was achieved by at 30th day after dose level.
