Open AccessEFFECT OF Coturnix japonica (QUAIL) EGG ON SERUM GLUCOSE, B-VITAMINS AND MINERAL ELEMENTS IN ALLOXAN INDUCED DIABETIC RATS
Author(s) -
J Ibrahim,
M Lawal,
Isa SA,
A Abubakar,
KG KG
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
caliphate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2346-7207
pISSN - 2346-7193
DOI - 10.47837/cmj.19770126.201531168
Subject(s) - quail , coturnix coturnix , alloxan , japonica , medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , coturnix japonica , body weight , serum glucose , biology , botany
Background: Cases of diabetes are on the rise in almost every population and without proper management and control the burden of the disease will continue to rise globally. Vitamins and minerals play significant roles in the management of diabetes and studies have shown the hypoglycemic effect of quail's egg. Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of Coturnix japonica (Quail) egg on serum glucose and some serum B-vitamins and mineral elements in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Methods: Rats were rendered diabetic by intravenous injection of alloxan (80mg/kg body weight). Coturnix japonica egg was administered orally at 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight per day for four weeks to the experimental animal groups. Serum glucose was significantly decreased