Korean red ginseng stimulates insulin release from isolated rat pancreatic islets

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-195

  Kim, Kyong ^a   Kim, Hye Young ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Insulin release; Korean red ginseng; Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Araliaceae); Pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; KOREAN RED GINSENG EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; GINSENG; INSULIN RELEASE; KOREAN RED GINSENG; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ARALIACEAE; PANAX GINSENG; RATTUS;

EID: 55149111149     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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