Phytotherapy in reducing glycemic index and testicular oxidative stress resulting from induced diabetes: a review

Abstract Oxidative stress plays a main role in the development of diabetes complications. The impairment of gonadal antioxidant potential and endocrine disturbance in diabetic males causes testicular damage and failure in sperm production. Plants have been widely used to control diabetes due their h...

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Main Authors: J. S. Oliveira, A. A. N. Silva, V. A. Silva Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016005116102&lng=en&tlng=en