Anti-diabetic effects of Cichorium intybus in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 430-434

  Pushparaj, P N ^a   Low, H K ^a   Manikandan, J ^a   Tan, B K H ^a   Tan, C H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blood glucose level; Cichorium intybus; Glucose 6 phosphatase; Insulin; Streptozotocin; Total cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; CICHORUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHICORY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHICORY; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; METFORMIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34047110361     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.028     Document Type: Article

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