. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):31–40. doi: 10.22074/cellj.2018.4819

Table 2.

The number of β-cells in large and small islets in the pancreas in different groups


Factor	Large islets (A)	Small islets (B)
Group

Control	264.91 ± 16.92^a	44.5 ± 2.13^a
Diabetic	119.43 ± 15.15^b	22.08 ± 1.89^b
Diabetic received A. esculentus	172.6111 ± 14.91^c	25.27 ± 0.7^b^c
Diabetic received metformin	192.29 ± 16.55^c	30.41 ± 3.01^c
Control received A. esculentus	253.91 ± 13.078^a	47.16 ± 2.11^a

Values are presented as mean ± SD, n=5 animals per group. Different letters in each column denote significant differences (P<0.05).