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Hypoglycemic and Antidiabetic Effect of Pleurotus sajor-caju Aqueous Extract in Normal and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Ng SH 1 , Mohd Zain MS 1 , Zakaria F 1 , Wan Ishak WR 1 , Wan Ahmad WA 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Nutrition Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Biomedicine Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Biomed Res Int, 2015;2015:214918.
PMID: 26682215 DOI: 10.1155/2015/214918

Abstract

Pleurotus sajor-caju (PSC) is an edible oyster mushroom featuring high nutritional values and pharmacological properties. Objective. To investigate the hypoglycemic and antidiabetic effects of single and repeated oral administration of PSC aqueous extract in normal and diabetic rats.

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