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Protective efficacy of folic acid and vitamin B12 against nicotine-induced toxicity in pancreatic islets of the rat

Although cigarette smoking is associated with insulin resistance and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, few studies have examined the effect of nicotine on the adult endocrine pancreas. In this study, male Wister rats were treated with nicotine (3 mg/kg body weight/ day) with or without suppleme...

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Autores principales: Bhattacharjee, Ankita, Prasad, Shilpi Kumari, Pal, Swagata, Maji, Bithin, Syamal, Alak Kumar, Banerjee, Arnab, Mukherjee, Sandip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Slovak Toxicology Society SETOX 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4961905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/intox-2015-0016