Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 192-198 , May 2008

Immediate insulin treatment prevents gut motility alterations and loss of nitrergic neurons in the ileum and colon of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes

  • Ferenc Izbéki

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 8-10, Szeged H-6720, Hungary
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  • Tibor Wittman

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 8-10, Szeged H-6720, Hungary
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  • András Rosztóczy

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Korányi fasor 8-10, Szeged H-6720, Hungary
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  • Nikolett Linke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Szeged, Középfasor 52, Szeged H-6726, Hungary
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  • Nikolett Bódi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Szeged, Középfasor 52, Szeged H-6726, Hungary
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  • Éva Fekete

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Szeged, Középfasor 52, Szeged H-6726, Hungary
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  • Mária Bagyánszki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Szeged, Középfasor 52, Szeged H-6726, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +36 62 544123; fax: +36 62 544123.

Received 4 February 2007 ,Accepted 8 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.12.013

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 192-198 , May 2008

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