Myrcia bella Leaf Extract Presents Hypoglycemic Activity via PI3k/Akt Insulin Signaling Pathway

Species of Myrcia are used by indigenous people and in traditional communities in Brazil for the treatment of Diabetes mellitus. We investigated the hypoglycemic effect of the extract of leaves of Myrcia bella in diabetic mice. The chemical fingerprinting of the 70% EtOH extract characterized as mai...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Maria Ponce Vareda, Luiz Leonardo Saldanha, Nathalia Aparecida de Paula Camaforte, Natalia Moretti Violato, Anne Lígia Dokkedal, José Roberto Bosqueiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/543606