Consumption of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) by diabetic patients is a common practice in India, with the belief that it has an useful hypoglycemic potential. In the absence of conclusive information on the hypoglycemic influence of continuous intake of bitter gourd, in the present investigatio
Effect of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) on Glycaemic Status in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
โ Scribed by A. K. Shetty; G. Suresh Kumar; K. Sambaiah; P. V. Salimath
- Book ID
- 106508143
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-9104
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