Chromium(III) complexes

Drugs of the Future

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1079-1086

  Vincent, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGED COMPOUND; CHOLESTEROL; CHROMIUM CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL CELL; BODY COMPOSITION; CHELATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1642472753     PISSN: 03778282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dof.2003.028.11.857383     Document Type: Review

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