Effects of L-carnitine and cinnamon extract treatment on lens crystallins of rats fed high fructose diet

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 63-69

  Mahfouz, Mohamed H ^a   El Ghaffar, Amany Abd ^b   Mohamed, Mona A ^c   Ghanem, Hala M ^d  

^a National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology   (Egypt)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY   (Egypt)

^c Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

^d Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cinnamon bark; Cinnamon extract; Fructose diet; Insulin resistance; L carnitine; Lens crystalline; Oxidative stress; Protein carbonyl measurement; Protein glycation; Serum glucose

Indexed keywords

CINNAMON BARK; CINNAMON EXTRACT; INSULIN RESISTANCE; L-CARNITINE; PROTEIN CARBONYL MEASUREMENT; SERUM GLUCOSE;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CARBONYLATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ESSENTIAL OILS; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NUTRITION; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEINS; RATS;

FRUCTOSE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARNITINE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CRYSTALLIN; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; INSULIN; LENS PROTEIN; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LENS DISEASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; RAT; REDOX STRESS;

ANIMALIA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; RATTUS;

EID: 80051756074     PISSN: 15533468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajbbsp.2011.63.69     Document Type: Article

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