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Table 4.

The effect of GK-2 on the morphometric parameters of rat pancreatic islets

	Group	Total β-cell area		Mean islet area, μm²	Number of islets
	Group	absolute, μm²	% of the islet area	Mean islet area, μm²	Number of islets
1	Passive control	259,925±46,353	19.9±2.3	20,088±3,920	13±2
2	Active control	79,131±21,266^**	8.3±2.1^**	5,983±1,805^**	14±3
3	Intraperitoneal GK-2	180,076±36,026^*	13.3±1.7^*	15,567±3,820^*	12±3
4	Oral GK-2	175,907±31,357	14.0±2.0^*	15,167±1,895^*	12±2

^*– Statistical significance of differences between the experimental group and active control, p < 0.05.

^**– Statistical significance of differences between passive and active control, p < 0.05.