Hypoglycemic effect of aqueous shallot and garlic extracts in rats with fructose-induced insulin resistance

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 218-223

  Jalal, Razieh ^a   Bagheri, Sayyed Majid ^a   Moghimi, Ali ^a   Rasuli, Morteza Behnam ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Garlic; Glucose tolerance; Insulin resistance; Shallot

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GARLIC EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GARLIC; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SHALLOT; WISTAR RAT;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM ASCALONICUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 36849039394     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2007031     Document Type: Article

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