The antidiabetic effect of Geigeria alata is mediated by enhanced insulin secretion, modulation of β-cell function, and improvement of antioxidant activity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 214, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-335

  Hafizur, Rahman M ^a   Babiker, Randa ^b,c   Yagi, Sakina ^b   Chishti, Sidra ^a   Kabir, Nurul ^a   Choudhary, M Iqbal ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources   (Sudan)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GEIGERIA ALATA EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIOXIDANT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSIDASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; GEIGERIA ALATA; INSULIN CLEARANCE; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GEIGERIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; METABOLISM; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROCEDURES; SECRETION (PROCESS); TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; GEIGERIA; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOXICITY TESTS; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASE INHIBITORS;

EID: 84866295978     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-12-0217     Document Type: Article

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