5-Methyltetrahydrofolate and Aqueous Extract of () Ameliorate Diabetes and Associated Complications in STZ-induced Diabetic Rats

Overview

Journal 3 Biotech

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2024 Dec 23

PMID 39711918

Authors

Ajana Pathikkal

T Krishna Bhaskar

Aparna Prasanthan

P K Haritha

Bijesh Puthusseri

Sudha Rudrappa

Vikas Singh Chauhan

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Abstract

Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-024-04170-9.

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