Table 3.
Insulin positive islet size in different groups a) no significant difference compared to the control group, b) significant difference compared to the control group (P < 0.05).
| Groups | Size of islets |
|---|---|
| Control group | 36.40 ± 1.20a |
| 12 mg/kg for 24 h | 36.20 ± 0.87a |
| 12 mg/kg for 48 h | 36.80 ± 1.11a |
| 12 mg/kg for 72 h | 35.40 ± 0.67a |
| 24 mg/kg for 24 h | 37.20 ± 0.58a |
| 24 mg/kg for 48 h | 36.20 ± 0.58a |
| 24 mg/kg for 72 h | 35.60 ± 0.40a |
| 36 mg/kg for 24 h | 35.20 ± 1.39a |
| 36 mg/kg for 48 h | 27.00 ± 0.54b |
| 36 mg/kg for 72 h | 26.40 ± 0.50b |
Means with the same letter, per each column, are not significantly different according to One way ANOVA test, p ≤ 0.05, n = 5.