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. 2011 Nov 19;35(1):117–128. doi: 10.1007/s11357-011-9337-y

Table 1.

Physiological and biochemical parameters in female SAMR1 and SAMP8

SAMR1 SAMP8
3 months 6 months 10 months 3 months 6 months 10 months
Body weight (g) 23.7 ± 0.2 26.7 ± 0.6* 30.7 ± 1.0*,*** 23.2 ± 0.3 24.6 ± 0.4*,**** 27.4 ± 0.7*,***,****
Uterus weight (mg) 105 ± 8 108 ± 10 112 ± 7 100 ± 5 100 ± 7 109 ± 5
Glucose (mg/dL) 165 ± 31 170 ± 18 185 ± 17 159 ± 13 173 ± 15 197 ± 11
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.29 ± 0.01 0.27 ± 0.01 0.26 ± 0.02 0.29 ± 0.02 0.28 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.02
17β-estradiol (pg/mL) 286 ± 76 317 ± 66 283 ± 67 328 ± 59 286 ± 50 309 ± 36
NO2/NO3 (μM) 22.2 ± 1.3 16.8 ± 1.0 13.1 ± 1.1** 19.1 ± 1.7 10.5 ± 1.6**,**** 8.3 ± 0.4**,****

Values are means ± SEM. n = 10 animals per group

*P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 versus 3-month-old group of the same strain, ***P < 0.05 versus 6-month-old group of the same strain, ****P < 0.05 versus SAMR1 with same age