In vitro glucose uptake activity of Tinospora crispa in skeletal muscle cells

Asian Biomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 415-420

  Noipha, Kusumarn ^a   Purintrapiban, Juntipa ^a   Herunsalee, Angkana ^b   Ratanachaiyavong , Suvina ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Glucose uptake; Insulin signaling pathway; L6 myotubes; Tinospora crispa

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; CYTOCHALASIN B; GLUCOSE; WORTMANNIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; DOSE RESPONSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MUSCLE CELL; MYOBLAST; MYOTUBE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TINOSPORA;

EID: 70349326135     PISSN: 19057415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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