The effect of hydro alcoholic nettle (Urtica dioica) extract on oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized double-blind clinical trial

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-102

  Namazi, N ^a   Tarighat, A ^a   Bahrami, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Complications; Free radical; Nettie; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URTICA DIOICA;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URTICA DIOICA;

URTICA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 84857747713     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.98.102     Document Type: Article

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