Verification of the folkloric and anecdotal antidiabetic effects of Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Fisch., C.A. Mey. & Avé-Lall) and isolated, β-sitosterol using early-stage type II spontaneous diabetic mutant BKS-Lepr db mice
Abstract Background Previous studies in our laboratory in ex vivo assays have demonstrated H. hemerocallidea extract as potential antidiabetic agent through increased insulin release from pancreatic beta cells. Thus, for this study the early stage type II spontaneous diabetic mutant mice model was u...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03640-y |