Antidiabetic activity of a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-52

  Konri, Raju Balwanth ^a   Samaddar, Suman ^a   Ramaiah, Channakeshava Thimmasandra ^a  

^a KARNATAKA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Glucose uptake; Insulin secretion; Momordica cymbalaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TRITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; METABOLISM; MOMORDICA; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MOMORDICA; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SAPONINS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84891424334     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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