On the benefit of pure Glycyrrhizic Acid on the function and metabolic activity of isolated pancreatic langerhans islets in vitro

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1212-1218

  Rahimifard, Mahban ^a,b   Navaii, Mona Nigjeh ^b   Nilli, Annr Ahmadabadi ^b   Pourkhalili, Nazila ^b   Baeeri, Maryam ^b   Mohammadirad, Azadeh ^b   Abdollahi, Mohammad ^b  

^a PAYAME NOOR UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhizic acid; Isolated rat pancreatic islets; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA; RATTUS;

EID: 84866428515     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2012.1212.1218     Document Type: Article

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