Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1908548 Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2012 12 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Oxidative stress induced by maternal diabetes is associated with heart malformations. ► Zn supplement restores the antioxidant system in the heart of embryos from diabetic mice. ► MT up-regulation protects hearts of embryos from Zn-supplemented diabetic mice. ► Zn supplement alters some trace elements in the embryonic heart of diabetic mice. ► Zn may be beneficial in prevention of diabetes-induced cardiac malformations in embryos.
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