Mulberry leaf extract intake reduces hyperglycaemia in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats fed high-fat diet

This study evaluated the antioxidant activity and anti-diabetic effect of mulberry (Morus alba L. wielkolistna zolwinska) leaf extracts in diabetic rats fed a high-fat diet. After initial 4-week high-fat diet, streptozotocin was injected in Wistar rats to induce non-obese type 2 diabetes. After conf...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Ewa Flaczyk, Jan Jeszka, Zbigniew Krejpcio, Ewelina Król, Maciej S. Buchowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464614000681