Partial regeneration/proliferation of the β-cells in the Islets of Langerhans by Nigella sativa L. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Kanter, Mehmet ^a   Meral, Ismail ^a   Yener, Zabit ^a   Ozbek, Hanefi ^a   Demir, Halit ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cells; Glucose; Insulin; N. sativa L.; Rats

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL DIVISION; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICE; NIGELLA SATIVA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REGENERATION; STREPTOZOCIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642544733     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.201.213     Document Type: Article

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