Table 1.

Evaluation of mitochondrial function

	CON	DEX
Ca2+ capacity, nmol Ca2+/107 cells	43.4  ± 3.1	32.7  ± 2.9*
Rate of Ca2+ accumulation, nmol Ca2+/min per 107 cells	4.9  ± 0.4	2.8  ± 0.5*
Rate of respiration, nmol O2/min per 107 cells	3.8  ± 0.6	2.7  ± 0.4*

Values are mean ± SEM (n = 3). *, Significantly different from CON, P < 0.05.