The hypoglycaernic property of normal saline leaf extract of Globimetula braunii in alloxanized diabetic albino rats

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 60, Issue 235, 1999, Pages 83-89

  Olagunju, J A ^a   Ismail, F I ^b   Gbile, Z O ^b  

^a Obafemi Awolowo Coll Hlth Sci O   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Globimetula braunii; Hyperglycaemia; Hypocholesterolaemic activity; Hypoglycaemic activity; Hypolipidaemic activity; Loranthaceae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033474728     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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