Insulin-releasing and insulin-like activity of the traditional anti-diabetic plant Coriandrum sativum (coriander)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-209

  Gray, Alison M ^a,b   Flatt, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coriander; Diabetes mellitus; Insulin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; DEOXYGLUCOSE; DIAZOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HEXANE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; EXTRACTION; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; MURINAE; SATIVUM;

EID: 0032953318     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114599000392     Document Type: Article

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