Gymnema sylvestre stimulates insulin release in vitro by increased membrane permeability

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-212

  Persaud, S J ^a   Al Majed, H ^a   Raman, A ^b   Jones, P M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; INSULIN; ISRADIPINE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXOCYTOSIS; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE;

EID: 0032694421     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630207     Document Type: Article

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