Hypoglycemic activity of methanolic stem bark of adansonnia digitata extract on blood glucose levels of streptozocin-induced diabetic wistar rats

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 32-36

  Tanko, Y ^a   Yerima, M ^a   Mahdi, M A ^a   Yaro, A H ^b   Musa, K Y ^a   Mohammed, A ^a  

^a University   (Nigeria)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemic activity; Streptozocin phytochemical adansonnia digitata

Indexed keywords

EID: 62849123159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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