Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry: Phyto pharmacological studies of the leaf extract of psidium guajava against the streptozotocin induced animal models

In diabetic patients, the body does not produce enough insulin or not properly respond to insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by -cells of the pancreas. It stimulates the cells to absorb the glucose from the blood and its hyposecretion may leads to the over accumulation of glucose in the blood and often leading to various complications.