The Determination of Blood Glucose Lowering and Metabolic Effects of Mespilus germanica L. Hydroacetonic Extract on Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Balb/c Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant
2.2. Extract Preparation
2.3. Phenols and Flavonoids Assay
2.4. Animal Studies
2.4.1. Animal Conditions
2.4.2. Preparation of Diabetic Mice
2.4.3. Drug Administration
2.4.4. Experimental Design
2.4.5. Serum Glucose Assay
2.4.6. Glutathione and Lipid Peroxidation Assay
Tissue Preparation and Subcellular Fractionation
Lipid Peroxidation Assay
Glutathione Assay
2.4.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Shafiee, F.; Khoshvishkaie, E.; Davoodi, A.; Dashti Kalantar, A.; Bakhshi Jouybari, H.; Ataee, R. The Determination of Blood Glucose Lowering and Metabolic Effects of Mespilus germanica L. Hydroacetonic Extract on Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Balb/c Mice. Medicines 2018, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5010001
Shafiee F, Khoshvishkaie E, Davoodi A, Dashti Kalantar A, Bakhshi Jouybari H, Ataee R. The Determination of Blood Glucose Lowering and Metabolic Effects of Mespilus germanica L. Hydroacetonic Extract on Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Balb/c Mice. Medicines. 2018; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleShafiee, Fatemeh, Elnaz Khoshvishkaie, Ali Davoodi, Ayat Dashti Kalantar, Hossein Bakhshi Jouybari, and Ramin Ataee. 2018. "The Determination of Blood Glucose Lowering and Metabolic Effects of Mespilus germanica L. Hydroacetonic Extract on Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Balb/c Mice" Medicines 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5010001
APA StyleShafiee, F., Khoshvishkaie, E., Davoodi, A., Dashti Kalantar, A., Bakhshi Jouybari, H., & Ataee, R. (2018). The Determination of Blood Glucose Lowering and Metabolic Effects of Mespilus germanica L. Hydroacetonic Extract on Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Balb/c Mice. Medicines, 5(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines5010001