Evaluation of lipid profile and oxidative stress in STZ-induced rats treated with antioxidant vitamin

The present study investigated the effect of supplementation of vitamin E on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats by measuring blood glucose, changes in body weight, food and water intake, lipid profile, serum urea and creatinine level, and antioxidant enzyme activity. Male Wistar rats were di...

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Main Authors: Danielle Ayr Tavares de Almeida, Camila Pereira Braga, Ethel Lourenzi Barbosa Novelli, Ana Angélica Henrique Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2012-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Subjects:
STZ
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132012000400007