Antidiabetic effects of ajoene in genetically diabetic KK-Ay mice

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 382-384

  Hattori, Atsuhiko ^a   Yamada, Norihiko ^a   Nishikawa, Tomoaki ^a   Fukuda, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujino, Tsuchiyoshi ^a  

^a Nagoya Seiraku Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ajoene; Diabetes mellitus; Garlic; Hypoglycemic effect

Indexed keywords

AJOENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FLUID INTAKE; GARLIC; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 28444476551     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.51.382     Document Type: Article

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