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Antidiabetic activity of the ethyl acetate fraction of Ficus lutea (Moraceae) leaf extract: comparison of an in vitro assay with an in vivo obese mouse model

BACKGROUND: Ficus lutea crude acetone leaf extracts were previously shown to stimulate glucose uptake and insulin secretion of established cells and, inhibit α-amylase and α-glucosidase activities. METHODS: For this study, F. lutea acetone extracts were subjected to solvent-solvent fractionation to...

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Autores principales: Olaokun, Oyinlola O., McGaw, Lyndy J., Janse van Rensburg, Ilse, Eloff, Jacobus N., Naidoo, Vinny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815146/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27029351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1087-z