Effect of Camel Milk on Blood Sugar and Lipid Profile of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Clinical Trial

International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ejtahed, Hanieh Sadat ^a   Naslaji, Amir Niasari ^b   Mirmiran, Parvin ^a,c   Yeganeh, Maryam Zraif ^a   Hedayati, Mehdi ^d   Azizi, Fereidoun ^a   Movahedi, Aliakbar Moosavi ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Camel; Insulin; Milk; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84989224999     PISSN: 1726913X     EISSN: 17269148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ijem.21160     Document Type: Article

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