Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 33-43

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.35

Antidiabetic and Neuroprotective Effects of Trigonella Foenum-graecum Seed Powder in Diabetic Rat Brain

P. Kumar1, R. K. Kale1, P. McLean2, Najma Zaheer Baquer1

1School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
2Division of Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University College London Medical School, London, UK

Received May 27, 2011
Accepted January 16, 2012

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