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. 2008 Dec 11;14:2282–2291.

Table 2. Bodyweights of all groups of rats during the experiments.

Time Blood glucose (mmol/l)
Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group V Group VI Group VII
72 h
6.8±0.6 (n=5)
29.2±6.1 (n=9)
30.5±6.3 (n=9)
31.0±2.9 (n=9)
28.0±6.5 (n=9)
32.6±1.0 (n=9)
29.8±4.2 (n=14)
4 wk
5.8±0.3 (n=5)
29.7±8.6 (n=8)
28.2±8.7 (n=7)
31.7±2.5 (n=9)
28.49±7.8 (n=8)
33.0±0.5 (n=9)
27.0±8.1 (n=13)
8 wk
6.2±0.6 (n=5)
29.3±8.4 (n=8)
27.5±11.6 (n=7)
29.2±3.8 (n=9)
27.3±9.3 (n=8)
30.1±2.6 (n=8)
28.2±5.7 (n=13)
12 wk
5.78±1.1 (n=5)
29.2±9.0 (n=7)
25.1±13.1 (n=5)
30.7±3.7 (n=8)
26.7±9.7 (n=7)
30.0±3.4 (n=6)
28.7±6.3 (n=10)
13 wk 5.9±0.9 (n=5) 29.5±9.4 (n=7) 24.8±13.4 (n=5) 32.4±1.6 (n=7) 27.7±10.2 (n=7) 29.6±5.2 (n=5) 28.5±6.8 (n=10)

The data are the mean±SD. Blood glucose levels in all groups of diabetic rats (Group II−VII) were significantly higher than in the normal rats (Group I). There were no significant differences between the six diabetic groups at any given stage (Group II−VII). Group I: Normal; Group II: Carnosine treated (5 mg/ml); Group III: Carnosine treated (10 mg/ml); Group IV: Aspirin treated; Group V: Aminoguanidine treated (1 mg/ml); Group VI: Aminoguanidine treated (2 mg/ml); and Group VII: Untreated diabetic.