Table 1.

Body weight and blood glucose levels of all groups.

Animal group	Body weight (g)		Blood glucose  (mg dL−1)
	Before STZ injection	End experiment	Before sacrifice
Control (8)	265 ± 4.22	286.25 ± 5.32	106.25 ± 4.16
Sham (9)	261.25 ± 2.95	220 ± 5.01****	306.25 ± 19.45****
Vehicle (8)	262.5 ± 2.67	219.75 ± 5.14****	333.75 ± 30.11****
DFE (8)	266.25 ± 3.75	247.25 ± 3.85∗∗††	288.87 ± 24.17****

Mean ± SEM (n = 8).

****P < 0.0001 versus control, **P < 0.01 versus control,  ^†† P < 0.01 versus sham.