Anti-diabetic functional foods as sources of insulin secreting, insulin sensitizing and insulin mimetic agents

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages 122-138

  Kazeem, Mutiu Idowu ^a   Davies, Theophilus Clavell ^a  

^a MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic drugs; Diabetes; Functional foods; Insulin; Pancreatic cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953410735     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.10.013     Document Type: Review

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