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Table 4 Examples of animal models with diet-induced diabetes

From: Understanding glycaemic control and current approaches for screening antidiabetic natural products from evidence-based medicinal plants

Animal

Model

References

Mouse (Mus musculus)

High-fat-fed C57/BL 6 J mouse

[86]

Rat (Rattus spp.)

High-fat-fed rat

[106,107,108]

Other rodent

Israeli sand rat/Desert gerbil (Psammomys obesus)

[109]

Spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)

[109]

Fish

Diet-induced obese zebra fish (Danio rerio)

[110]

Insect

High-sugar diet (HSD) fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

[111, 112]