Chronic effect of the hydroalcholic extract of Urtica dioica leaves on regeneration of β-cells of hyperglycemic rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1482-1485

  Golalipour, Mohammad Jafar ^a   Khori, Vahid ^a   Ghafari, Soraya ^a   Gharravi, Anneh Mohammad ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

cells; Hyperglycemia; Streptozotocin; Urtica dioica

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 33749662699     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.1482.1485     Document Type: Article

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