Effects of α-tocopherol on nerve conduction velocity and regeneration following a freeze lesion in immature diabetic rats

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 355, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 126-130

  Love, A ^a   Cotter, M A ^a   Cameron, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Nerve conduction velocity; Neuropathy; Oxygen free radical; Regeneration; Streptozotocin diabetic rat; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 0031014302     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004910     Document Type: Article

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