Effect of the aqueous green leaf extract of green tea (Camellia sinensis) on glucose level of rat

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2708-2711

  Shokrzadeh, M ^a   Ebadi, A G ^b   Mirshafiee, S S ^b   Choudhary, M I ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti hyperglycemia; Camellia sinensis; Green leaf; Iran

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; THEACEAE;

EID: 33845272723     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2708.2711     Document Type: Article

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