The effect of chard (Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla) on the protein and antioxidant systems in lenses of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 271-274

  Yarat, Aysen ^a   Özçelik, Füsun ^a   Yanardag, Refiye ^b   Tunali, Tugba ^a   Özsoy, Özlem ^b   Emekli, Nesrin ^a   Üstünel, Ali ^c  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA VULGARIS EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE; LENS PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RABBIT; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

EID: 0344110462     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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