Evidence of glycemia-lowering effect by a Cynara scolymus L. extract in normal and obese rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-466

  Fantini, Noemi ^a   Colombo, Giancarlo ^a   Giori, Andrea ^b   Riva, Antonella ^b   Morazzoni, Paolo ^b   Bombardelli, Ezio ^b   Carai, Mauro A M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INDENA S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.); Extract of flowering heads; Glycemia; Nutraceutical; Zucker rats

Indexed keywords

CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FEEDING; FLOWERING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; RAT; WISTAR RAT; ZUCKER RAT;

ANIMALS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; FLOWERS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; OBESITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RATS, ZUCKER;

ASTERACEAE; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79952240704     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3285     Document Type: Article

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