Effect of (-)epicatechin in modulating calicum-ATPase activity in normal and diabetic human erythrocytes

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 27-32

  Zaid, M Abu ^a   Sharma, K K ^a   Rizvi, S I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

( )epicatechin; Ca++ ATPase; Diabetes mellitus; Erythrocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645335598     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02867968     Document Type: Article

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