Modulation of pancreatic β-cells in neonatally streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats by the ethanolic extract of Momordica charantia fruit pulp

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-367

  Hafizur, Rahman Md ^a   Kabir, Nurul ^a   Chishti, Sidra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

cells; immunohistochemistry; modulation; Momordica charantia; neonatally streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetes; pancreatic islets

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NEWBORN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET ALPHA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHANOL; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79951740993     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786411003766904     Document Type: Article

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