Effect of Nigella sativa oil on various clinical and biochemical parameters of metabolic syndrome

International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-87

  Najmi, Ahmad ^a,b   Haque, S F ^a   Naseeruddin, M ^a   Khan, R A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; Nigella sativa

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METFORMIN; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PLANT SEED; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 70349577097     PISSN: 16067754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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