Effects of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone on biochemical and subcellular changes in pancreatic β-cells of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-266

  Abdelmeguid, Nabila E ^a   Fakhoury, Rajaa ^c   Kamal, Salwa M ^b   Al Wafai, Rana J ^c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nigella sativa; streptozotocin diabetes; thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; DNA; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MALONALDEHYDE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMOQUINONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROCHROMATIN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 78649673581     PISSN: 17530393     EISSN: 17530407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-0407.2010.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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