The Powdered Root of Eurycoma longifolia Jack Improves Beta-Cell Number and Pancreatic Islet Performance through PDX1 Induction and Shows Antihyperglycemic Activity in db/db Mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Nutrients
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: 10.3390/nu12072111