Browsing by Author "Ziari, S."
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Effect of Insulin Treatment or Zinc Supplementation on Vitamin A Status in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.
Tuitoek, Prisca J.; Lakey, J.; Rajotte, R.; Ziari, S.; Tsin, A.; Basu, T. (Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1995)A Using streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, we examined the effects of zinc supplementation and insulin treatment on the metabolic availability of vitamin A. All diabetic animals exhibited an elevated plasma glucose (>18 ... -
Streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats is associated with impaired metabolic availability of vitamin A (retinol).
Tuitoek, Prisca J.; Ziari, S.; Tsin, A.T.; Rajotte, R.V.; Suh, M.; Basu, T.K. (The British Journal of Nutrition, 1996-04)Using streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats, studies were carried out to examine the metabolic availability of vitamin A in the plasma, liver and the retina of the eye. Control and diabetic rats were fed ad lib. on ...