Anti-diabetic effect of betulinic acid on streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic male mouse model
ABSTRACT Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by abnormal insulin secretion or action. In the present study, the effects of betulinic acid (BA, a triterpene) are evaluated on glucose, α-amylase and plasma insulin levels, insulin resistance and the histopathology of pancreatic islets in streptozoto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502018000200621&lng=en&tlng=en |