Effect of Ocimum sanctum leaf powder on blood lipoproteins, glycated proteins and total amino acids in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-118

  Rai, V ^a   Mani, U V ^a   Iyer, U M ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Diabetes mellitus; Glycated proteins; Lipid profile; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URONIC ACID; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 0030851535     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849762709     Document Type: Article

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