Improvement in glucose tolerance due to Momordica charantia (karela)

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 282, Issue 6279, 1981, Pages 1823-1824

  Leatherdale, B A ^a   Panesar, R K ^a   Singh, G ^a   Atkins, T W ^a   Bailey, C T ^a   Bignell, A H C ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROPAMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; GLYMIDINE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; RATS;

EID: 0019409153     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6279.1823     Document Type: Article

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