Effects of boron administration on hepatic steatosis, hematological and biochemical profiles in obese rabbits

Trace Elements and Electrolytes

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-231

  Basoglu, A ^a   Baspinar, N ^a   Sagkan Ozturk, A ^b   Peker Akalin, P ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acid base and fluid electrolyte balances; Boron; CBC; Fatty liver; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

BORON;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID STORAGE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77958536937     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/tep27225     Document Type: Article

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