Steviol effect, a glycoside of Stevia rebaudiana, on glucose clearances in rats
Stevia rebaudiana, a South American plant normally used as a natural herbal sweetener, has been suggested as exerting beneficial effects on human health, including as an antihypertensive and antihyperglycemic. The present experiment was undertaken to evaluate the renal excretion of steviol, the agly...
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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