Beneficial effect of flax seeds in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic mice: Isolation of active fraction having islet regenerative and glucosidase inhibitory properties

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 325-331

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

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Flax seeds; Glucosidase inhibition; Insulin; Islet differentiation; Islet regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSIDASE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; LINSEED; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FLAX; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOSIDASES; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; LIVER; MALE; MICE; PHYTOTHERAPY; REGENERATION;

EID: 84877339468     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2011-0428     Document Type: Article

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