Enicostemma Littorale: A new therapeutic target for islet neogenesis

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Gupta, Sarita ^a   Dadheech, Nidheesh ^a   Singh, Anubha ^a   Soni, Sanket ^a   Bhonde, R R ^b  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b Akshay Tech Park   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes and stem cells; Enicostemma littorale; Islet neogenesis

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND SGL 1; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRAIN; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN PANC 1; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TARGETING; ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL;

ENICOSTEMA VERTICILLATUM;

EID: 77749298792     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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