A review of the use of Streptozotocin (STZ) in the induction of diabetes in rats and subsequent ocular tissue changes
Streptozotocin is widely used in medical research for treating certain cancers of the Islets of Langerhans and to produce an animal model for type 1 diabetes. A study has revealed that when compared to the control group of rats, those injected with STZ exhibited reduced plasma insulin and elevated b...
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| Language: | English |
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2009-12-01
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| Series: | African Vision and Eye Health |
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| Online Access: | https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/156 |