Evaluation of hypoglycaemic and antidiabetic effect of Melia dubia CAV fruits in mice

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1191-1195

  Susheela, T ^a   Balaravi, Padma ^a   Theophilus, Jane ^a   Reddy, T Narender ^a   Reddy, P U M ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic activity; Fruit extract; Hypoglycaemia; Melia dubia; Mice

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS; MELIA DUBIA; MELIACEAE; MUS;

EID: 44849083539     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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