Medicinal and nutritional aspects of various trace metals determined in Ajuga bracteosa

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 864-869

  Ahmed, Dildar ^a   Chaudhary, Muhammad Ashraf ^a  

^a FORMAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE A CHARTERED UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ajuga bracteosa; Chromium; Diabetes; Hypertension; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350103094     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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