How to induce diabetes with alloxan in mice ?

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Article Alloxan-induced diabetes, a common model for evaluating the ...

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Dear Rimple J Kaur, thank you for the answer.

Entedhar Sarhat

By using a single intraperitoneal dose of 120 mg/kg of alloxan monohydrate dissolved in cold saline solution administered rapidly and prevented from direct sunlight so as to prevent degradation of alloxan to its toxic secondary metabolite since alloxan is photosensitive.

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