Toxicological evaluation of fenugreek seeds: A long term feeding experiment in diabetic patients

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 519-520

  Sharma, R D ^a   Sarkar, A ^a   Hazra, D K ^a   Misra, B ^a   Singh, J B ^a   Maheshwari, B B ^a  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

clinical study; fenugreek seeds; haematological parameters; kidney function test; liver function test; toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UREA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLANT SEED; SYMPTOM; TOXICOLOGY; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM;

EID: 0029800729     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199609)10:6<519::AID-PTR873>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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