Insulin partially reverses deficits in peripheral nerve blood flow and conduction in experimental diabetes

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 12-20

  Biessels, G J ^b   Stevens, E J ^a   Mahmood, S J ^a   Gispen, W H ^b   Tomlinson, D R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diabetic neuropathy; Insulin; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Nerve blood flow; Nerve conduction; Streptozotocin diabetes

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NEUTRAL INSULIN; POLYOL; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0012702580     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00080-9     Document Type: Article

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