Hypoglycaemic activity of preheated (roasting) Aframomum citratum (C. Pereira) K. Schum and Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach Thonn.) fruits beverage on Streptozotocin-induced rats
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2141-2502
DOI: 10.5897/jpp2019.0570