Hypo and antihyperglycaemic effect of Citrullus colocinthis L. seeds in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Asian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2711-2718

  Benmehdi, H ^a   Allali, H ^a   Tabti, B ^a   Djabou, N ^a   Bendiabdellah, A ^a   Lahfa, F ^a   Djaziri, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Citrullus colocinthis L.; Extracts; Glucose; Hypoglycaemic; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049145562     PISSN: 09707077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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