Evaluation of the insulinotrophic activity of Malaysian traditional plants extract

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 201-204

  Hamid, Muhajir ^a   Bohari, Siti Pauliena Mohd ^a   Bastami, Mohd Saufi ^a   Ali, Abdul Manaf ^a   Mustapha, Nik Musa'adah ^b   Shari, Khozirah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Insulinotrophic; Malaysian traditional plants; Rat pancreatic cell lines

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FICUS DELTOIDEA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GYNURA PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; GYNURA SARMENTOSA EXTRACT; INSULIN; LABISA PUMILA EXTRACT; METHANOL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; ORTHOSIPON SPICATUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PRESKIA BLEO EXTRACT; SCAPHOCLAMYS EXTRACT; STROBILANTHUS CRISPUS EXTRACT; TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CRISPA EXTRACT; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FICUS; FICUS DELTOIDEA; FRUIT; GYNURA PROCUMBENS; GYNURA SARMENTOSA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN LIKE ACTIVITY; INSULIN RELEASE; LABISA PUMILA; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPON SPICATUS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PRESKIA BLEO; RAT; SCAPHOCLAMYS; STROBILANTHUS CRISPUS; TACCA INTEGRIFOLIA; TINOSPORA; TINOSPORA CRISPA;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; RATTUS; TINOSPORA CRISPA;

EID: 42449158016     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.201.204     Document Type: Article

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