Royal jelly reduces the serum glucose levels in healthy subjects

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1170-1172

  Münstedt, Karsten ^a   Bargello, Matthias ^a   Hauenschild, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C peptide; Fructose; Glucose; Insulin; Royal jelly

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ROYAL JELLY;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HONEY; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 70350475277     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0289     Document Type: Article

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