Table 1. General characteristics of the studied rats.
| Parameter |
Younger rat groups |
Adult rat groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT-WKY | DM-WKY | CT-SHR | DM-SHR | CT-WKY | DM-WKY | CT-SHR | DM-SHR | |
| N |
20 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
22 |
26 |
29 |
26 |
| Final body weight (g) |
198±21 |
139±23† |
134±15 |
105±12† |
406± 54 |
293±43† |
267±42 |
189±25† |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) |
140 ±7‡ |
142 ±5‡ |
118±13 |
120±13 |
174±14‡ |
174±18‡ |
117±12 |
115±14 |
| Glycemia (mmol/l) | 6.9±0.3 | 30.4±2.5§ | 7.1±0.5 | 28.6±4§ | 6.2±1.3 | 25.6±5.2§ | 5.8±1.6 | 25.3±4.2§ |
The following abbreviations are in effect: CT-WKY: control WKY; DM-WKY: diabetic WKY; CT-SHR: control SHR; DM-SHR: diabetic SHR; SBP: systolic blood pressure; * p<0.005 versus respectively WKY groups, † p<0.003 versus control groups, ‡ p=0.0001 versus WKY groups, § p<0.0001 versus control groups.