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Research Article

Antidiabetic Efficacy of Enicostemma littorale Methanol Extract in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Jyoti Maroo Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390 002, India
,
Arna Ghosh Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390 002, India
,
Rajni Mathur Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390 002, India
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Vihas T. Vasu Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390 002, India
&
Sarita Gupta Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat-390 002, India
Pages 388-391 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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