Diet supplementation with green tea extract epigallocatechin gallate prevents progression to glucose intolerance in <it>db/db </it>mice
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Green tea was suggested as a therapeutic agent for the treatment of diabetes more than 70 years ago, but the mechanisms behind its antidiabetic effect remains elusive. In this work, we address this issue by feeding a green tea extrac...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Nutrition & Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/9/1/11 |