Antidiabetic effect of combined spices of Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale and Capsicum frutescens in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Frontiers in Life Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 314-323

  Otunola, Gloria A ^a   Afolayan, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

alloxan; antidiabetic; combined spices; garlic; ginger; glibenclamide; pepper

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953636348     PISSN: 21553769     EISSN: 21553777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2015.1053628     Document Type: Article

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