Curcumin and diabetes: A role for the vitamin D receptor?

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2104-

  Boucher, Barbara J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CURCUMIN; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD COLOR; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LETTER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; SUPPLEMENTATION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CURCUMIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; YOGURT;

EID: 84871298252     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004825     Document Type: Letter

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