Abstract:This study was performed to examine the antihyperglycemic effect of ethanolic onion peel extract, which contains high concentration of quercetin in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats. In the previous study, we confirmed that onion peel extract ameliorated IAUC for oral glucose tolereance test. In this study, we further analyzed the insulin sensitizing effect of onion peel supplementation. The glycogen concentration in the liver was significantly increased in the both of pure quercetin and 1.0% ethanolic onio… Show more
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