Seeds of syzygium cumini (L.) skeels: Potential for islet regeneration in experimental diabetes

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1380-1387

  Dusane, Menakshi Bhat ^a   Joshi, Bimba N ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Experimental; Hypoglycemic agents; Islets of langerhans; Mice; Plant extracts; Syzygium

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; STREPTOZOCIN; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; MOUSE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS ISLET; PLANT SEED; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 83755178931     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20111216     Document Type: Article

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