Insulin-like biological activity of culinary and medicinal plant aqueous extracts in vitro

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 849-852

  Broadhurst, C Leigh ^a   Polansky, Marilyn M ^a   Anderson, Richard A ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic plants; Diabetes; Glucose; Hypoglycemic plants; Insulin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CINNAMON; GINSENG; GLUCOSE; HAMAMELIS; HERB; INSULIN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTMEG OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; POVIDONE; SPICE;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULIN METABOLISM; METABOLISM; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TEA;

ADIPOCYTES; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; SPICES;

ANIMALIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CORYLUS AMERICANA; GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS; HAMAMELIDACEAE; HAMAMELIS; HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PANAX GINSENG; PIMENTA DIOICA; SALVIA;

EID: 0034117424     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9904517     Document Type: Article

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