Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Activity of Luffa tuberosa (Roxb.) Fruits in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
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Yeligar, Veerendra C.
(K.L.E. Society's College of Pharmacy, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University)
Murugesh, K. (Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University) Dash, Deepak Kumar (Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University) Nayak, Siva Shankar (Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University) Maiti, B. C. (Indian Institute of Chemical Biology) Maity, Tapan K. (Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University) |
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