Table 2.

Analytical parameters in the three experimental groups

	Young controls (yCO) (n = 8)	Untreated old rats (O) (n = 8)	Old rats treated with IGF-II (O+IGF-II) (n = 8)
Total Proteins (g/L)	56.33 ± 0.47	63.08 ± 1.23a	67.83 ± 0.48a
Glucose (mmol/L)	4.10 ± 0.41	5.49 ± 0.22b	5.44 ± 0.19b
HOMA	1.17 ± 0.45	5.95 ± 1.55c	3.05 ± 0.56bd
ALT (U/L)	25.93 ± 1.14	26.41 ± 2.47	30.33 ± 2.61
AST (U/L)	99.84 ± 5.60	86.26 ± 5.41	108.33 ± 5.91

Values are expressed as ± SEM. ALT, Alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate transaminase

^a P < 0.001 vs yCO

^b P < 0.05 vs yCO

^c P < 0.01 vs yCO

^d P < 0.05 vs O