The effects of palm oil tocotrienol-rich fraction supplementation on biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and the vascular wall of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

The effects of palm oil tocotrienol-rich fraction supplementation on biochemical parameters, oxidative stress and the vascular wall of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of palm oil tocotrienol-rich fractions on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS: Animals were divided into three groups: (i) normal non-diabetic (NDM), (ii) diabetic treated (tocotrienol-rich fractions - TRF) and (iii) diabetic untreated (non-TRF)....

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Main Authors: Siti Balkis Budin, Faizah Othman, Santhana Raj Louis, Mokhtar Abu Bakar, Srijit Das, Jamaludin Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-03-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Tocotrienol-rich fraction
Antioxidant
Diabetes mellitus
Oxidative stress
Dyslipidemia
Vascular morphology
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