Experiment 918927

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeIN DRINKING WATER
OrganismMomordica charantia (CUCURBITACEAE)
CitationBAILEY,CJ: DAY,C: TURNER,SL: LEATHERDALE,BA:. (1985). CERASEE, A TRADITIONAL TREATMENT FOR DIABETES. STUDIES IN NORMAL AND STREPTOZOTOCIN DUABETIC MICE.. 2()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
Disease1.0 ML OF EXTRACT WAS EQUIVALENT TO 10 GM OF DRIED PLANT MATERIAL. DAILY DOSING OF THE EXTRACT FOR 13 DAYS FOLLOWED BY IP GLUCOSE TOLERANCE. PLASMA GLUCOSE AND PLASMA INSULIN WERE MEASURED. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION OF BODY WEIGHT, FOOD INTAKE, FLUID INTAKE OR PLASMA CONCENTRATIONS OF GLUCOSE OR INSULIN. GLUCOSE TOLERANCE, MEASURED ON DAY 13, WAS IMPROVED BY TREATMENT.
Dose amount0.2%
Number4
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalMOUSE
Dose expressionCONC USED
ExtractDECOCTION
GenderMALE