Thymoquinone enhances the activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism in peripheral leukocytes of diabetic rats

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-404

  Fararh, Khalid M ^a   Ibrahim, Adel K ^b   Elsonosy, Yakot A ^a  

^a Benha University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Energy metabolism; Glycemic control; Leukocytes enzymes; Malate dehydrogenase; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; THYMOQUINONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DIABETES MELLITUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DNA PRIMERS; ENERGY METABOLISM; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEUKOCYTES; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STREPTOZOCIN;

EID: 77955898256     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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