Plant polysaccharides in the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus

Traditional Medicines for Modern Times: Antidiabetic Plants

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 257-272

  Judd, Patricia A ^a   Ellis, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420019001     Document Type: Chapter

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