The protective activity of Urtica dioica leaves on blood glucose concentration and β-cells in streptozotocin-diabetic rats

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1200-1204

  Golalipour, Mohammad Jafar ^a   Khori, Vahid ^a  

^a GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hyperglycemia; Streptozotocin; Urtica dioica; cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 34247137999     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1200.1204     Document Type: Article

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