Hypoglycemic effect of <it>Carica papaya</it> leaves in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Traditional plant treatment for diabetes has shown a surging interest in the last few decades. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of <it>C. papaya</it> leaves...

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Main Authors: Juárez-Rojop Isela Esther, Díaz-Zagoya Juan C, Ble-Castillo Jorge L, Miranda-Osorio Pedro H, Castell-Rodríguez Andrés E, Tovilla-Zárate Carlos A, Rodríguez-Hernández Arturo, Aguilar-Mariscal Hidemi, Ramón-Frías Teresa, Bermúdez-Ocaña Deysi Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/236