Leonotis leonurus: understanding the mechanism of anti-diabetic action and investigating a nano drug delivery system

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterised by hyperglycaemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The leaf extract of Leonotis leonurus and its active compound marrubiin, have been shown to possess anti-diabetic, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory and anti-c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Odei-Addo, Frank, Levendal, Ruby-Ann
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/13116