Table 1. Blood biochemical analyses and enzyme activities in the rat serum.

Assays	Units	Control	STZ	STZ/IN-1	STZ/IN-2
ALT	μkat/l	0.81 ± 0.37	2.14 ± 0.53*	1.31 ± 0.44 (1.72 ± 0.51)	1.07 ± 0.38** (1.20 ± 0.35)
AST	μkat/l	1.93 ± 0.70	6.32 ± 1.30*	3.75 ± 0.94** (4.24 ± 0.98)	2.96 ± 0.86** (3.47 ± 0.88**)
TG	mg/l	1 338 ± 215	2 899 ± 434*	2 048 ± 389 (2 295 ± 406)	1 897 ± 402** (1 718 ± 314**)
Ketones	mmol/l	242 ± 58	1 224 ± 297*	661 ± 183** (890 ± 208)	504 ± 157** (774 ± 181)
Albumin	g/l	43 ± 5	39 ± 3	ND	ND
Glucose	g/l	1 060 ± 320	4 780 ± 1 120*	4 420 ± 950* (ND)	4 530 ± 1 040* (ND)

One μkat corresponds to the amount of ALT or AST required to generate 1.0 μmole of pyruvate or glutamate per minute at 37°C, respectively

STZ/IN-1 and STZ/IN-2 represent one (1.0 ml at 196 mg/ml) and two consecutive infusions of albumin, respectively

*P < 0.05 compared with that of control; **P < 0.05 compared with that of STZ

ND = not determined; STZ = streptozotocin; TG = triglycerides