Effects of α-lipoic acid on biomarkers of oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 288-294

  Maritim, A C ^a   Sanders, R A ^b   Watkins III, J B ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Indiana University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha lipoic acid; Antioxidant; Diabetes; Oxidative Stress; Rat; Streptozotocin

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HEART ENZYME; HEMOGLOBIN; STREPTOZOCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOCTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCATION; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037707713     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(03)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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