Protein extract from the fruit pulp of Momordica charantia potentiate glucose uptake by up-regulating GLUT4 and AMPK

Proteins extracts from Momordica charantia var. charantia and M. charantia var. muricata were orally administered to study anti-diabetic activity and its mechanism in male wistar rats. Thirty-five rats were divided into seven groups, and type-2 diabetes was induced using high-fat diet, nicotinamide...

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Main Authors: Sundar Poovitha, Madasamy Parani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617304851