Protective effects of metformin treatment on the liver injury of streptozotocin-diabetic rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-135

  Yanardag, R ^a   Ozsoy Sacan, O ^a   Bolkent, S ^a   Orak, H ^a   Karabulut Bulan, O ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hepatotoxicity; Liver; Metformin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; METFORMIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; STREPTOZOCIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; FEMALE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; METFORMIN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18044373213     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht507oa     Document Type: Article

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