Effects of chromium picolinate on glycemic control and kidney of the obese Zucker rat

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chromium picolinate (Cr(pic)3) is advocated as adjuvant therapy for impaired glycemic control, despite concerns for DNA damage. Potential toxicity of Cr(pic)3 should be greater for the kidney that accumulates chromium. Therefore, we...

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Main Authors: El-Remessy Azza, Wimborne Hereward, Liu Jun, AbdelSayed Rafik, Mozaffari Mahmood S, El-Marakby Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:Nutrition & Metabolism
Online Access:http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/6/1/51