Glutathione and α-lipoate in diabetic rats: Nerve function, blood flow and oxidative state

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 417-424

  Van Dam, P S ^a,b   Van Asbeck, B S ^a   Van Oirschot, J F L M ^a   Biessels, G J ^a,b   Hamers, F P T ^a,b   Marx, J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

lipoic acid; Diabetic neuropathy; Glutathione; Nerve blood flow; Nerve conduction; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID; MALONALDEHYDE; PLACEBO; STREPTOZOCIN; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOSE RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TIBIAL NERVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; GLUTATHIONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NERVE; THIOCTIC ACID; TIBIAL NERVE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035000944     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2001.00832.x     Document Type: Article

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