Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Cornelian Cherry (Cornus mas L.) Fruit on Body Weight, Insulin Level and Glycemic Status of Hamsters

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 547-550

  Rasoulian, Hakimeh ^a   Shahryar, Habib Aghdam ^a   Abbaspour, Reza ^a   Lotfi, Hamidreza ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cornelian cherry fruit; Glycemic status; Insulin; Syrian hamsters

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CORNUS; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION SCIENCES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY WEIGHT; CORNUS; FRUIT; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; CORNUS; CORNUS MAS; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 84871684618     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.547.550     Document Type: Article

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