Onion peel extracts ameliorate hyperglycemia and insulin resistance in high fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Quercetin derivatives in onions have been regarded as the most important flavonoids to improve diabetic status in cells and animal models. The present study was aimed to examine the hypoglycemic and insulin-sensitizing capacity of on...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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Series: | Nutrition & Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/8/1/18 |