Decrease in catechol-O-methyltransferase activity in the liver of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 419-422

  Wang, J P ^a   Liu, I M ^b   Tzeng, T F ^c   Cheng, J T ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catechol O methyltransferase; Insulin; Metane phrine; Phlorizin

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ZINC SUSPENSION; METADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; PHLORIZIN; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; METANEPHRINE; PHLORHIZIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 0036090807     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03673.x     Document Type: Article

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