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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Endocrinol. 2015 Apr;225(1):47–58. doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0514

Table 2.

Principal nutrient artery (PNA) maximal diameter and basal tone.

7 wk
Control
7 wk
Pre-
diabetic
13 wk
Control
13 wk
Short-
term
20 wk
Control
20 wk
Long-
term

PNA Maximal Diameter (µm) 164±3 165±3 178±5 183±3 190±8 163±8*
PNA Basal Tone (%) 50±4 44±5 41±5 33±5 37±3 35±4

Values are mean ± S.E.

*

Denotes significant differences from age-matched lean controls (p< 0.05).