Table 1.

Metabolic parameters in control rats, streptozotocin-treated rats (STZ), and streptozotocin-treated diabetic rats supplemented with insulin (STZ+INS)

Parameter	Treatment
	Control	STZ	STZ+INS
Body weight, g	268  ± 7.6	210  ± 3.4*	224  ± 12.1†
Liver weight, g	9.3  ± 0.09	5.8  ± 0.37*	8.1  ± 0.31†
Liver weight/body weight, %	3.5  ± 0.14	2.8  ± 0.17*	3.6  ± 0.24†
Plasma glucose, mg/dl	168  ± 13	425  ± 51*	218  ± 34†
Liver cholesterol content, mg/g	2.2  ± 0.08	2.7  ± 0.13*	1.8  ± 0.07†
Liver triglyceride content, mg/g	2.7  ± 0.55	4.3  ± 0.30‡	2.1  ± 0.52†

Each value represents the mean ± SEM of four male rats. 

*P < 0.01 between control and STZ groups. 

^†P < 0.01 between STZ and STZ+INS groups. 

^‡P < 0.05 between control and STZ groups.