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Fig. 3

From: Chemical profile and in vivo hypoglycemic effects of Syzygium jambos, Costus speciosus and Tapeinochilos ananassae plant extracts used as diabetes adjuvants in Puerto Rico

Fig. 3

IP-Insulin Tolerance Test (IP-ITT) in the C57BLKS/J (db/db) mouse model. a-d IP-ITT performed at 10 wks - post-treatment with 0.2 mg/kg_BW (a), 2.2 mg/kg_BW (b), 22 mg/kg_BW of S. jambos, T. ananassae, C. speciosus aqueous extracts or water (control) (c), 220 mg/kg_BW (d) of T. ananassae, C. speciosus aqueous extracts or water (control). Horizontal dashed line is set at 200 mg/dL. Mean values of BGL before (Pre inj.) and after 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min of an IP insulin (8U/g BW) injection. Values are means ± SEM, n = 4-5/group

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