Potential hypoglycemic effects of Chlorella in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

Life Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 980-990

  Jong Yuh, Cherng ^a   Mei Fen, Shih ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Glucose tolerance; Insulin level; Insulin sensitivity; STZ diabetic mice

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHLORELLA; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 20444479397     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.12.036     Document Type: Article

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