Fig. 4.

A representative image of the P2X₇ protein bands in the renal cortex from the first to eighth weeks of diabetes. The values are expressed in bar graphics as the average and SEM; significance is set at p < 0.05; n = 6 reactions. One-way ANOVA with repeated measures and Newman-Keuls post-hoc test: a vs all previous weeks of diabetes; c vs sixth week of diabetes. Unpaired Student’s t test: b vs control of the same week. kDa kilodalton