Ocimum sanctum: A therapeutic role in diabetes and the metabolic syndrome

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 296-

  Kapoor, Shailendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOKINASE; HEXOKINASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY;

OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM;

EID: 42149154409     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058102     Document Type: Letter

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