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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Volume 2017, Article ID 4380721, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4380721
Research Article

Antidiabetic Effect of Fresh Nopal (Opuntia ficus-indica) in Low-Dose Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet

Seung Hwan Hwang,1 Il-Jun Kang,1 and Soon Sung Lim1,2,3

1Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdeahak-gil, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
2Institute of Korean Nutrition, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdeahak-gil, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea
3Center for Efficacy Assessment and Development of Functional Foods and Drugs, Hallym University, 1 Hallymdeahak-gil, Chuncheon 24252, Republic of Korea

Correspondence should be addressed to Soon Sung Lim; rk.ca.myllah@ssmil

Received 9 December 2016; Accepted 18 January 2017; Published 20 February 2017

Academic Editor: I-Min Liu

Copyright © 2017 Seung Hwan Hwang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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