Table 1.
Young controls (yCO) (n = 8) |
Untreated old rats (O) (n = 8) |
Old rats treated with IGF-II (O+IGF-II) (n = 8) | |
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Free testosterone (pg/mL) | 6.50 ± 1.16 | 4.01 ± 0.76a | 4.07 ± 1.34a |
IGF-I (ng/mL) | 978.92 ± 63.66 | 629.12 ± 16.56a | 656.00 ± 25.57a |
Insulin (ng/mL) | 0.45 ± 0.08 | 1.54 ± 0.43a | 1.12 ± 0.10 |
Total Antioxidant Status (mmol/L) | 0.87 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.01a | 0.87 ± 0.02b |
Effect of IGF-II treatment on serum total antioxidant status.
Values are expressed as ± SEM.
a P < 0.05 vs yCO
b P < 0.05 vs O