Anti-hyperglycemic effect of the polysaccharides fraction from American ginseng berry extract in ob/ob mice

Phytomedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 182-187

  Xie, J T ^a,b   Wu, J A ^a,b   Mehendale, S ^a,b   Aung, H H ^a,b   Yuan, Chun Su ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

American ginseng; Anti hyperglycemic; Diabetic ob ob mice; Ginseng berry; Polysaccharides fraction

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN GINSENG BERRY EXTRACT; DRUG VEHICLE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMERICAN GINSENG BERRY; ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GINSENG; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; MOUSE STRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 1542288352     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00325     Document Type: Article

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