Polyphenol-rich extract of Syzygium cumini leaf dually improves peripheral insulin sensitivity and pancreatic islet function in monosodium L-glutamate-induced obese rats

• Main Authors: Jonas Rodrigues Sanches (Author), Lucas Martins França (Author), Vinicyus Teles Chagas (Author), Renato Simões Gaspar (Author), Kayque Almeida dos Santos (Author), Luciana Mateus Gonçalves (Author), Deborah M Sloboda (Author), Alison C Holloway (Author), Everardo Magalhães Carneiro (Author), Ana Paula Gameiro Cappelli (Author), Antonio Marcus de Andrade Paes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (Myrtaceae) has been traditionally used to treat a number of illnesses. Ethnopharmacological studies have particularly addressed antidiabetic and metabolic-related effects of extracts prepared from its different parts, especially seed and pulp-fruit, however there is a la...