Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Year:
2010
Volume:
9
Issue:
1
Page No.
102 - 107
Effects of Extract of Green Tea and Ginseng on Pancreatic Beta Cells and Levels of Serum Glucose, Insulin, Cholesterol and Triglycerides in Rats with Experimentally Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes: A Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Study
Authors :
Turan Karaca,
Mecit Yoruk,
Ibrahim H. Yoruk
and
Sema Uslu
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