Effect of cocoa powder extract on plasma glucose levels in hyperglycaemic rats

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 116-121

  Amin, I ^a   Faizul, H A ^a   Azli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Diet

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159792     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650410536737     Document Type: Article

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