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Clinical Studies on Bitter Melon

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Studies on anti-diabetic properties 1.1 Effects of Momordica charantia fruit juice on islet morphology in the pancreas of the streptozotocin-diabetic rat

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1.2 Comparative evaluation of hypoglycaemic activity of some Indian medicinal plants in alloxan diabetic rats

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1.3 Bitter Melon (Momordica Charantia) Reduces Serum Sialic Acid in Type2 Diabetics: Evidence to Delay the Process of Atherosclerosis

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1.4 Medicinal Chemistry of the Anti-Diabetic Effects of Momordica Charantia: Active Constituents and Modes of Actions

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1.5 Extraction of Insulin like Compounds from Bitter Melon Plants

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1.6 Antidiabetic Activities of Triterpenoids Isolated From Bitter Melon Associated with Activation of AMPK Pathway

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Studies on hypotriglyceridemic and hypocholesterolemic properties 2.1 Hypotriglyceridemic and hypocholesterolemic effect of anti-diabetic Momordica charantia (karela) fruit extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

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2.2 Effects of Momordica Charantia powder on serum glucose levels and various lipid parameters in rats fed with cholesterol-free & cholesterol-enriched diets

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3. Studies on anti-viral properties 3.1 Potentiation of Anti-HIV Activity of Anti Inflammatory Drugs, Dexamethasone & Indometha cin, By MAP30, The Antiviral Agent from Bitter Melon All rights reserved by www.bittermelon.us

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Clinical Studies on Bitter Melon

ELSEVIER : Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 40 (1998) 145-151

Effects of Momordica charantia fruit juice on islet morphology in the pancreas of the streptozotocin-diabetic rat I. Ahmed a, E. Adeghate a,*, A.K. Sharma a, D.J. Pallot a, J. Singh b a

Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arad Emirates University, P.O. Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

United

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Department of Applied Biology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK Accepted 11 February 1998

Abstract An investigation was made of the effect of Momordica charantia fruit juice on the distribution and number of , β and δ cells in the pancreas of streptozotocin (STZ)induced diabetic rats using immunohistochemical methods. The results indicated that there was a significant (Student‘s t-test, P