Hypoglycemic effect of Bromelia plumieri (E. Morren) L.B. Sm., leaves in STZ-NA-induced diabetic rats.

This study confirms the hypoglycemic effects of two extracts obtained from the Bromelia plumieri (BP) plant in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats (STZ-NA). BP has been traditionally used in the municipality of Hidalgo, Mexico, to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D). Two different BP extracts...

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Main Authors: Adolfo eAndrade-Cetto, Anamarel Edzná Medina-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2013.00036/full