Effect of Nigella sativa on pancreatic β-cell damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: Histological and immunohistochemical study

Egyptian Journal of Histology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 106-116

  Omar, Nesreen M ^a   Atia, Ghalia M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

cell; Diabetes; Nigella sativa; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866638957     PISSN: 11100559     EISSN: 20902417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EHX.0000411475.79484.90     Document Type: Article

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