Momordica charantia (bitter melon) attenuates high-fat diet-associated oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.

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Published in J Neuroinflammation on June 03, 2011

Authors

Pratibha V Nerurkar1, Lisa M Johns, Lance M Buesa, Gideon Kipyakwai, Esther Volper, Ryuei Sato, Pranjal Shah, Domonkos Feher, Philip G Williams, Vivek R Nerurkar

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Metabolic Disorders and Alternative Medicine, Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. pratibha@hawaii.edu

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