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World J Diabetes. Nov 15, 2011; 2(11): 204-210
Published online Nov 15, 2011. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v2.i11.204
Biochemical and cellular evidence of the benefit of a combination of cerium oxide nanoparticles and selenium to diabetic rats
Nazila Pourkhalili, Asieh Hosseini, Amir Nili-Ahmadabadi, Shokoufeh Hassani, Mohsen Pakzad, Maryam Baeeri, Azadeh Mohammadirad, Mohammad Abdollahi
Nazila Pourkhalili, Amir Nili-Ahmadabadi, Shokoufeh Hassani, Mohsen Pakzad, Maryam Baeeri, Azadeh Mohammadirad, Mohammad Abdollahi, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran
Asieh Hosseini, Razi Institute for Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran
Author contributions: Pourkhalili N researched the literature and carried out in vivo and in vitro parts of the work and prepared the results; Hosseini A searched the literature, checked results and drafted the manuscript; Nili-Ahmadabadi A performed in vivo and in vitro parts of the study; Hassani S helped in analyzing some of the biochemical parameters; Pakzad M assisted with the in vivo part of the study; Baeeri M carried out the biochemical analysis; Mohammadirad A compiled the literature bibliography, wrote the project and performed statistical analysis; Abdollahi M conceived the study, supervised/reviewed the entire study and edited the manuscript.
Supported by a grant from Tehran University of Medical Science, No. 11250 (in part)
Correspondence to: Mohammad Abdollahi, Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center; Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran 1417614411, Iran. mohammad@tums.ac.ir
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Received: August 24, 2011
Revised: October 26, 2011
Accepted: October 31, 2011
Published online: November 15, 2011
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