- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 28 Issue: 3
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Activity in the Serum, Lung, Liver and Kidney in Streptozotocin -Induc...
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Activity in the Serum, Lung, Liver and Kidney in Streptozotocin -Induced Diabetic Rats and Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors : Bilal Üstündağ
Pages : 231-238
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :To clarify the relationship between the alterations of the levels of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and diabetic nephropathy, ACE activity in the lung, liver, kid-ney and serum were investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The levels of serum ACE activity unchanged 3 days post STZ treatment but it was significantly an increase 12 and 30 days post STZ treatment in diabetic rats (pKeywords : Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, Streptozotocin-Diabetes, Nephropathy.