Hypoglycemic effects of taurine in the alloxan-treated rabbit, a model for Type 1 diabetes

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 526, Issue , 2003, Pages 97-104

  Tenner Jr , Thomas E ^a   Zhang, Xin Jian ^a   Lombardini, John B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; AMINO ACID; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; TAURINE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; HEART MUSCLE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; RABBITS; TAURINE;

EID: 1542463933     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0077-3_13     Document Type: Article

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