Mechanism of action of a hypoglycemic principle isolated from fenugreek seeds

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 457-462

  Puri, D ^a   Prabhu, K M ^a   Murthy, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic; Fenugreek; Glucose tolerance test; Insulinotropic; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; FENUGREEK; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 0036791812     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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