Fol. Biol. 2019, 65, 70-87

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2019065020070

Calcitriol and Punica Granatum Extract Concomitantly Attenuate Cardiomyopathy of Diabetic Mother Rats and Their Neonates via Activation of Raf/MEK/ERK Signalling and Mitigation of Apoptotic Pathways

Ahmed A. El-Mansi1,2, M. A. Al-Kahtani1

1Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
2Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

Received January 2019
Accepted January 2019

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