Table 1. The characteristics of rats.

Rats	Age, weeks	Plasma glucose, mmol/L	Plasma insulin, pmol/L	Weight, g
Wistar	3	5.05 ± 0.39	157.66 ± 64.52	88.92 ± 7.08
	4	6.65 ± 0.49	168.97 ± 36.37	139.42 ± 9.62
GK	3	7.82 ± 0.43***	197.83 ± 57.69	85.03 ± 14.36
	4	11.13 ± 0.29***	147.16 ± 59.92	131.94 ± 16.56

Notes.

Values are means ± SD.

^***P < 0.001 vs age-matched Wistar group n = 10.

SD, standard deviation