Table 1.

Animal characteristics

		Wistar	Wistar-Azil	GK	GK-Azil
Experiment 1 (18–22 Week)	No./group	8	8	8	6
	Body weight (g)	505±20	528±16	375±6*	393±7*
	Blood glucose (mg/dl)	73±2.6	76±3.7	246±50*	153±15**, #
	Mean arterial pressure (mm-Hg)	99±5	99±3	87±3	91±3
Experiment 2 (12–18 Week)	No./group	8	9	8	6
	Body weight (g)	454±22	468±27	341±12*	345±21*
	Blood glucose (mg/dl)	86±5	76±5	188±27	114±9**, #
	Mean arterial pressure (mm-Hg)	89±2	86±3	97±3	101±3

^*p<0.001 vs Wistar,

^**p<0.05 vs Wistar,

^#p<0.05 vs untreated GK