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ArticleNutrients2018

Amaranthus caudatus Stimulates Insulin Secretion in Goto-Kakizaki Rats, a Model of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2.

Silvia Zambrana, Lena C E Lundqvist, Virginia Veliz, Sergiu-Bogdan Catrina, Eduardo Gonzales, Claes-Göran Östenson

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Article in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Silvia ZambranaInstituto de Investigaciones Farmaco Bioquimicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Avenida Saavedra 2224, La Paz 2314, Bolivia. silvia.zambrana@ki.se.
Lena C E LundqvistDepartment of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7015, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. lena.lundqvist@slu.se.
Virginia VelizInstituto de Investigaciones Farmaco Bioquimicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Avenida Saavedra 2224, La Paz 2314, Bolivia. viky9287@gmail.com.
Sergiu-Bogdan CatrinaDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. Sergiu-Bogdan.Catrina@ki.se.
Eduardo GonzalesInstituto de Investigaciones Farmaco Bioquimicas, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Avenida Saavedra 2224, La Paz 2314, Bolivia. eduardo.gonzales@gmail.com.
Claes-Göran ÖstensonDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden. claes-goran.ostenson@ki.se.
Higher University of San Andrés · BOKarolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SESwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 prevalence is increasing worldwide; thus efforts to develop novel therapeutic strategies are required.

Indexed as

AmaranthusAnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease Models, AnimalGlucose Tolerance TestGlycated HemoglobinInsulinInsulin SecretionIslets of LangerhansMalePlant ExtractsRatsRats, WistarGlycated HemoglobinInsulinPlant ExtractsAmaranthus caudatusdiabetes mellitus type 2 diabetesGoto-Kakizaki ratsinsulin secretionnatural productnutraceutical

Identifiers

PMID29342984
PMCPMC5793322
OpenAlexW2782630421

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