Objective: To observe the effects of zinc on glycemia in diabetic rats. To observe the electrophysiological changes of sciatic nerve in early diabetic rats.
Methods: Diabetic SD rats model were induced with streptozotocin(STZ) 55mg/kg, to observe the incidence and survival. To observe the effects of zinc on glycemia in diabetic rats. 10 rats were selected randomly for normal group form 80 SD male rats, and other 70 rats were injected peritoneal with 55mg/kg STZ, and 59 rats became diabetic rats....