Flavonoids Have Differential Effects on Glucose Absorption in Rats (Rattus norvegicus) and American Robins (Turdis migratorius)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 236-243

  Skopec, Michele M ^a   Green, Adam K ^b   Karasov, William H ^c  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Santa Barbara City College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Glucose absorption; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLGLUCOSE; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE;

ABSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; GLUCOSE; PIGMENT; RODENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; INJECTION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; SONGBIRD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

3-O-METHYLGLUCOSE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSE; INJECTIONS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SONGBIRDS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 77950460309     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9747-9     Document Type: Article

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