Insulin sensitizing actions of fenugreek seed polyphenols, quercetin & metformin in a rat model

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-408

  Kannappan, S ^a   Anuradha, C V ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fenugreek seeds; Fructose; Insulin resistance; Metformin; Polyphenols; Quercetin

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; METFORMIN; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE; QUERCETIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOLS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FENUGREEK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIVER; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FLAVONOIDS; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; METFORMIN; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASES; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 70149093524     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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