Table 1.

Metabolic parameters of control and diabetic mice at tissue harvest

	Control (n = 10)	Control + drug (n = 9)	Diabetic (n = 10)	Diabetic + drug (n = 7)
BW g	27.0 ± 0.5	26.4 ± 0.7	31.0 ± 1.3*	28.8 ± 1.9
Total kidney wt mg	365 ± 14	369 ± 16	451 ± 24*	469 ± 18
Right kidney wt mg	176 ± 14	187 ± 16	212 ± 15	222 ± 8
Left kidney wt mg	189 ± 3	182 ± 3	236 ± 13*	247 ± 14
Heart wt mg	132 ± 4	124 ± 3	122 ± 3	119 ± 3

^* p < .05 control versus diabetic.