Metformin-like effect of Salvia officinalis (common sage): Is it useful in diabetes prevention?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 326-333

  Lima, Cristovao F ^a   Azevedo, Marisa F ^a   Araujo, Rita ^a   Fernandes Ferreira, Manuel ^a   Pereira Wilson, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diabetes: Metformin; Hypoglycaemic effects; Rat hepatocyte; Salvia officinalis L.

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PLACEBO; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; BEVERAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS;

ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELLS, CULTURED; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEPATOCYTES; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; METFORMIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALVIA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 33750098261     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20061832     Document Type: Article

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