Antihyperglycemic effect of fresh Opuntia dillenii fruit from Tenerife (Canary Islands)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-47

  Perfumi, Marina ^a   Tacconi, Rosalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alloxan diabetic rabbits; Glucose tolerance test; Hypoglycemic activity; Opuntia dillenii

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544443884     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.34.1.41.13186     Document Type: Article

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