Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) modulates activities of intestinal and renal disaccharidases in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 791-796

  Shetty, Ajaya Kumar ^a   Kumar, Gurusiddaiah Suresh ^a   Salimath, Paramahans Veerayya ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bitter gourd; Diabetes; Disaccharidase; Intestine; Renal

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; DISACCHARIDASE; LACTASE; SUCRASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSURIA; INTESTINE; KIDNEY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RAT; URINE; WISTAR RAT;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIET; DISACCHARIDASES; FASTING; FRUIT; GLYCOSURIA; INTESTINES; KIDNEY; LACTASE; MALE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUCRASE; URINE;

ANIMALIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 23944448055     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200500035     Document Type: Article

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