Proposal open for discussion: defining agreed diagnostic procedures in experimental diabetes research

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-172

  Matteucci, Elena ^a   Giampietro, Ottavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental diabetes; IPGGT; IVGTT; OGTT; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OIL; RESIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETOGENESIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ETHICS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 37249048293     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.08.040     Document Type: Note

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