Improvement of glucose tolerance by rhein with restored early-phase insulin secretion in db/db mice

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 607-612

  Du, H ^a   Shao, J ^a   Gu, P ^a   Lu, B ^a   Ye, X ^a   Liu, Z ^a  

^a JINLING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Glucose tolerance; Rhein; Type 2 diabetes; cell

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLACEBO; RHEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; EARLY INTERVENTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PANCREAS ISLET CELL FUNCTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84863923822     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345796     Document Type: Article

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