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Preadipocyte differentiation assay was developed for screening antidiabetes drugs
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, April 17th, 2006
"A cell-based method for screening drug candidates from herbal extracts that have possible antitype II diabetic effects was established. The differentiation of preadipocytes into adipocytes was used as a sensitive primary indicator of a drug's potential effect on type II diabetes," researchers in People's Republic of China report.
"We established a quantitative method by using a computer image analysis system for assessing the morphological alterations. The assay was validated by screening compounds extracted from Chinese herbs...
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