The histopathologic effects of Morus alba leaf extract on the pancreas of diabetic rats

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-216

  Mohammadi, Jamshid ^a   Naik, Prakash R ^b  

^a YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

cell; Glucose; Islets; Morus alba; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS ALBA; RATTUS;

EID: 84857475283     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/biy-1008-51     Document Type: Article

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