Quercitrin, a bioflavonoid improves glucose homeostasis in streptozotocin-induced diabetic tissues by altering glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-364

  Babujanarthanam, Ranganathan ^a   Kavitha, Purushothaman ^a   Pandian, Moses Rajasekara ^b  

^a KMG College of Arts and Science   (India)

^b ARIGNAR ANNA GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diabetes mellitus; Gluconeogenesis; Pancreas; Quercitrin; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; HEXOKINASE; INSULIN; QUERCITRIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUERCETIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 77952558121     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: 14728206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2009.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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