Hypoglycaemic effects of opuntia ficus-indica mill., opuntia lindheimeri engelm and opuntia robusta wendl. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 379-382

  Enigbokan, Mofolorunso A ^a   Felder, Tyrone B ^a   Thompson, Jacob O ^a   Kuti, Joseph O ^b   Ekpenyong, Kieran I ^c  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic effect; Hypoglycaemic effect; Opuntia species; Route of administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748116528     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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