Biological response of spontaneously hypertensive rats to the streptozotocin administration
The sensitivity of adult spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) to the diabetogenic effect of streptozotocin (STZ) was studied. The animals were subdivided into three groups: control (citrate buffer), streptozotocin 40 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg, and general biologic parameters were analyzed, in addition to s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2008-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132008000100006 |