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136 In a randomized controlled trial in 66 participants with mild-to-moderate sleep disorders related to anxiety, subjective measures of time needed to fall asleep, sleep duration, and sleep quality improved in those given 15.5 mg saffron extract daily for six weeks, but not in those given placebo
Impact of streptozotocin on altering normal glucose homeostasis during insulin testing in diabetic rats compared to normoglycemic rats
Clinical Consensus Panel
Clin Pharmacokinet 53 , 509519, (2014)
The patient consented to undergo a Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved TPE treatment using 5% albumin