Germinated Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan): a novel diet for lowering oxidative stress and hyperglycemia

Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 772-777

  Uchegbu, Nneka N ^a   Ishiwu, Charles N ^b  

^a Institute of Management and technology   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; diabetes; phenolics; pigeon pea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84985911777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.343     Document Type: Article

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