Induction of insulin secretion by a component of Urtica dioica leave extract in perifused Islets of Langerhans and its in vivo effects in normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-53

  Farzami, Bijan ^a   Ahmadvand, D ^a   Vardasbi, S ^a   Majin, F J ^a   Khaghani, Sh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Hypoglycemic activity; Insulin secretion; Islets of Langerhans; Perifusion; Streptozotocin; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESPONSE; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; GLUCOSE ASSAY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PLANT LEAF; RAT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TIME; URTICA DIOICA;

URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 0141680485     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00220-4     Document Type: Article

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