University of Rhode Island DigitalCommons@URI Senior Honors Projects Honors Program at the University of Rhode Island 2015 The ffecE ts of Rhein and Thymoquinone on Obesity and Diabetes in Diet-induced Obese Mice. Emily Martell University of Rhode ISland,
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[email protected]. The effects of Rhein and Thymoquinone on obesity and diabetes in diet-induced obese mice. Emily Martell, Cameron Picard, and Dr. Angela Slitt Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College Of Pharmacy University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881 Introduction Analysis Conclusions Natural product extracts and chemicals isolated from natural products (e.g. plants, berries, seeds) have been commonly used in various types of traditional • There are differences in body weight, FBG, and GTT between the medicines. In addition, some drugs on the market today have been derived from mice feed a HFD and LFD as expected natural product sources.