Animal Model of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with Pathophysiological Resemblance to the Human Condition Induced by Multiple Factors (Nutritional, Pharmacological, and Stress) in Rats

This study attempts to develop an experimental gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) animal model in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Rats were fed with high fat sucrose diet, impregnated, and induced with Streptozotocin and Nicotinamide on gestational day 0 (D0). Sleeping patterns of the rats were also ma...

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Published in:BioMed Research International
Main Author: Aziz S.H.A.; John C.M.; Yusof N.I.S.M.; Nordin M.; Ramasamy R.; Adam A.; Fauzi F.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976590876&doi=10.1155%2f2016%2f9704607&partnerID=40&md5=b50a8788fb9a5421d1f8d7f333339476