Antioxidant plants and diabetes mellitus

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Nasri, Hamid ^a   Shirzad, Hedayatollah ^b   Baradaran, Azar ^a   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Diabetic nephropathy; Herbal drugs

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GUAVA EXTRACT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; METFORMIN; PHENFORMIN; ROSIGLITAZONE; TOLBUTAMIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIET; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEOPLASM; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 84933566870     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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