Anti-diabetic effects of polysaccharides from Opuntia monacantha cladode in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-574

  Yang, Ning ^a   Zhao, Mouming ^a   Zhu, Banghao ^b   Yang, Bao ^c   Chen, Chunhui ^b   Cui, Chun ^a   Jiang, Yueming ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Diabetes; Opuntia monacantha; Polysaccharide; Serum lipid

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; BLOOD; BODY FLUIDS; CANNING; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG DOSAGE; ETHANOL; EXTRACTION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HEALTH; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHIAL ASTHMA; DIABETES; DIABETIC RATS; DISTILLED WATER; ETHANOL SOLUTIONS; FOOD INTAKE; HERBAL MEDICINES; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOGLYCEMIC EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL RELEVANCE; OPUNTIA MONACANTHA; POLYSACCHARIDE; SERUM LIPID; STREPTOZOTOCIN; TRIGLYCERIDE (TG); WATER CONSUMPTION;

GLUCOSE;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA CLADODES; OPUNTIA MONACANTHA; RATTUS;

EID: 49849085662     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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