nutrients Article Hypoglycaemic and Antioxidant Properties of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd Ex Mart. Extract Are Associated with Better Vascular Function of Type 2 Diabetic Rats Tamaeh Monteiro-Alfredo 1,2,3,4 , Sara Oliveira 1,2,3 , Andreia Amaro 1,2,3, Daniela Rosendo-Silva 1,2,3 , Katia Antunes 4, Ana Salomé Pires 2,3,5 , Ricardo Teixo 2,3,5, Ana Margarida Abrantes 2,3,5, Maria Filomena Botelho 2,3,5 , Miguel Castelo-Branco 6,7,8,9, Raquel Seiça 1,Sónia Silva 2,10, Kely de Picoli Souza 4 and Paulo Matafome 1,2,3,11,* 1 Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal;
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