Effects of fenugreek seeds on adipogenesis and lipolysis in normal and diabetic rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 523-528

  Ghorbani, Ahmad ^a   Hadjzadeh, Mousa Al Reza ^b   Rajaei, Ziba ^c   Zendehbad, Seyed Bamdad ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adipogenesis; Fenugreek; Lipolysis; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; TRIGONELLA; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPOCYTES; ADIPOGENESIS; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS; SOLVENTS; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 84888358723     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2014.523.528     Document Type: Article

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