Hypoglycemic activity of Iraqi Rheum ribes root extract

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 380-383

  Naqishbandi, Aladdin M ^a,b   Josefsen, Knud ^c   Pedersen, Mikael Egebjerg ^b   Jger, Anna K ^b  

^a HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone glycoside; Hypoglycemic effect; INS 1E cells; NMRI mice; Rheum ribes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; IRAQ; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; RHEUM RIBES; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALOE; MUS; POLYGONACEAE; RHEUM RIBES;

EID: 77149154391     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200902748478     Document Type: Article

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