Acute and chronic toxicity studies on partially purified hypoglycemic preparation from water extract of bark of Ficus bengalensis

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-63

  Gupta, S ^a   Shukla, R ^a   Prabhu, K M ^a   Aggrawal, S ^a   Rusia, U ^a   Murthy, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b B 164   (India)

Author keywords

Acute and chronic toxicity; Ficus bengalensis; Hypoglycemic compound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012838511     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867943     Document Type: Article

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