Table 2.
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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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