Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 373-381 , May 2004

Antidiabetic influence of quercetin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

  • A.K Shetty

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, India
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  • R Rashmi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, India
    • ,
  • M.G.R Rajan

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Centre, Jerbhai Wadia Road, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India
    • ,
  • K Sambaiah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, India
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  • P.V Salimath

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-821-2514876; fax: +91-821-2517233.

Received 16 June 2003 ,Revised 29 October 2003 ,Accepted 27 November 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.11.010

Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 373-381 , May 2004

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