Table 1.

Pathophysiological measures of STZ‐diabetic gerbils compared to controls

Treatment		Blood glucose (g/L)	Food consumption (Kcal)	Body weight (g)	Urine volume (μL)	Adrenal absolute weight (mg)	Adrenal relative weight mg/10 g BW
Control (n = 10)		1.12 ± 0.08	6.63 ± 0.97	27.83 ± 1.02	33.37 ± 7.26	5.36 ± 0.49	2.17 ± 0.22
Days of diabetes	2 days (n = 09)	4.47 ± 0.44***	10.11 ± 0.66**	24.98 ± 1.22*	132.5 ± 13.8***	10.15 ± 1***	4.12 ± 0.39 ***
	30 days (n = 07)	3.38 ± 0.57**	13.05 ± 0.22***	21.64 ± 0.78***	87.77 ± 17.71**	9.36 ± 1.56**	4.02 ± 0.76**

Data for body weight, blood glucose, food consumption, urine volume and adrenal glands' absolute and relative weights to the body weight (BW) in control and STZ‐diabetic gerbils in the acute (2 days) and chronic stages of diabetes (30 days).

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 7‐10.

^* P < 0.05.

^** P < 0.01.

^*** P < 0.001 vs controls.