Plasma glucose level decreases as collateral effect of fermented papaya preparation use

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-198

  Danese, Chiara ^a,b   Esposito, D ^a   D'Alfonso, V ^a   Cirene, M ^a   Ambrosino, M ^a   Colotto, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus type 2; Fermented papaya preparation; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

GLIBENCLAMIDE; PAPAYA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAPAYA;

AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARICA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 33845417523     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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