An extract from date seeds having a hypoglycemic effect is it safe to use?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 791-796

  El Fouhil, Ahmed F ^a   Ahmed, Aly M ^a   Darwish, Hasem H ^a   Atteya, Muhammad ^a   Al Roalle, Ali H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; DATE SEED EXTRACT; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; INSULIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; STREPTOZOCIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATE (FRUIT); DECAPITATION; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY; LIVER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; INSULIN; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEEDS; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 84856137872     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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