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Effect of Insulin Treatment or Zinc Supplementation on Vitamin A Status in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.
(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).
(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 ...