title: A brief report on some physiological parameters of streptozocin-diabetic rat.
abstract: Several biological changes occur when streptozocin is given to experimental animals. The rat streptozocin (STZ) model is extensively used in diabetic experiments. In this brief report, the main physiological characteristics of rats injected with streptozocin are presented. These characteristics are manifested by weight loss, organ weight reduction, serum glucose elevation, decrease in serum insulin level, and other enzyme and hormonal changes. A collection of these parameters may be helpful in establishing a database to describe this model.
authors.affiliation: Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, NC 27506, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Achi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003404:Creatinine; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000378:metabolism; D004798:Enzymes / Q000187:drug effects; D006728:Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004573:Electrolytes; D004798:Enzymes; D006728:Hormones; D007328:Insulin; D013311:Streptozocin; D003404:Creatinine