55-Week Treatment of Mice with the Unani and Ayurvedic Medicine Pomegranate Flower Ameliorates Ageing-Associated Insulin Resistance and Skin Abnormalities
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The effects of PGF powder on the fasted plasma glucose (a) and insulin (b) concentrations, the index of the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (c), and glucose concentrations (d) and AUC (e) during oral glucose tolerance testing (glucose dosage: 2 g/kg) in old female ddY mice. Animals consumed the diet containing 0.25%, 0.5% pomegranate flower (PGF), or a standard diet for 55 weeks. The corresponding young mice were used as young controls. Data are means ± SEM ( each group) versus old control, .
