Antioxidative and anti-diabetic effects of amaranth (Amaranthus esculantus) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-199

  Kim, Hye Kyung ^a   Kim, Mi Jeong ^b   Cho, Hong Yon ^b   Kim, Eun Ki ^c   Shin, Dong Hoon ^b  

^a Hanseo University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amaranth grain; Amaranth oil; Antioxidative enzymes; Diabetic rats; Serum glucose; Serum insulin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMARANTH; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; INSULIN; PEROXIDASE; PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMARANTHUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CYTOSOL; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

AMARANTHUS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646810105     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: 10990844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1210     Document Type: Article

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