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Body weight and glucose values of mice injected with streptozotocin (STZ) or vehicle alone (Control) in the 4-week and 8-week protocols.
| Day of injection | Day 6 after injection | Day of experiment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Control | STZ | Control | STZ | Control | STZ | |
| Weight (g) | 4 week | 26.1 ± 0.3 | 26.1 ± 0.3 | 28.3 ± 0.5 | 21.6 ± 0.5***, † | ||
| 8 week | 25.8 ± 0.3 | 26.0 ± 0.3 | 28.6 ± 0.3 | 23.4 ± 0.4*** | |||
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 4 week | 160 | 451 | 176 | 506 | ||
| 8 week | 164 | 392 | 182 | 434 | |||
Glucose levels are reported as median values.
†
p<0.05: 4 week STZ vs 8 week STZ
***
p<0.001: STZ vs Control.