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Original Articles

Fatty Acid Composition, Total Sugar Content and Anti-Diabetic Activity of Methanol and Water Extracts of Nine Different Fruit Tree Leaves Collected from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

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Pages 2268-2276 | Received 14 Jul 2014, Accepted 03 Oct 2014, Published online: 19 Jun 2015

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