. 2017 Jun 12;8(1):178–183. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.05.010

Table 1.

Effects of metformin (MET), aqueous extract of turnip leaves (AETL) or their combination on fasting blood glucose levels in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

Time groups	Initial	First week	Second week	Third week	Fourth week
CON	101.62 ± 8.22^a	100.87 ± 5.74^a	98.14 ± 5.83^a	101.25 ± 4.94^a	99.19 ± 4.21^a
DM	448.75 ± 24.52^b	470.75 ± 34.42^b	461.25 ± 32.25^b	463.75 ± 28.26^b	460.37 ± 24.24^b
MET50	436.62 ± 43.74^b	350.75 ± 48.58^c	264.00 ± 18.35^d	304.60 ± 26.7^c	109.12 ± 12.39^a
MET100	456.62 ± 29.73^b	277.75 ± 44.39^d,e	170.21 ± 24.65^f	115.21 ± 11.92^a	104.00 ± 8.17^a
AETL	456.00 ± 34.6^b	325.3 ± 15.25^e	259.37 ± 23.36^d	167.0 ± 21.21^f	110.37 ± 5.5^a
AETL + MET50	465.24 ± 36.72^b	327.57 ± 31.19^e	207.24 ± 20.31^d	99.25 ± 10.31^a	91.75 ± 3.42^a
AETL + MET100	493.62 ± 31.13^b	322.59 ± 42.39^e	143.39 ± 12.43	99.37 ± 9.93^a	88.56 ± 4.13^a

Each value represents the mean ± S.D. CON: control normal rats; DM: diabetic model group, MET50; Metformin n doses of 50 mg/kg; MET100: Metformin in dose of 100 mg/kg; AETL: aqueous extract of turnip leaves n dose of 400 mg/kg. Different letters (a–f) show significant difference (p < 0.05) within and between groups and same letters shown on-significant difference.