The effect of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. fruit on oxidative stress parameters in type II diabetic patients

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Fallah Huseini, H ^a   Zaree, A ^b   Heshmat, R ^c   Larijani, B ^d   Fakhrzadeh, H ^d   Rezaii Sharifabadi, R ^b   Naderi, G A ^e   Shikh Samani, A H ^f  

^a Institute of Medicinal Plants Iran   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocynthis; Clinical trial; Diabetes; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; COLOCYNTH; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLUCAGON BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS;

EID: 33745028148     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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