Table 3.
Average organ Ca/Mg, Zn/Cu, Ca/Zn and Mg/Zn ratios in diabetic and non-diabetic rats.
| Organ | Ca/Mg |
Zn/Cu |
Ca/Zn |
Mg/Zn |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBrat | NDrat | DBrat | NDrat | DBrat | NDrat | DBrat | NDrat | |
| Liver | 0.35 | 0.27 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 1.62 | 0.99 | 4.61 | 3.76 |
| Brain | 0.44 | 0.96 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 204 | 134 | 473 | 138 |
| Muscle | 0.36 | 0.70 | 229 | 24 | 6.35 | 3.05 | 17.8 | 4.95 |
| Kidney | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.5 | 0.47 | 575 | 13.9 | 1450 | 44 |
| Intestine | 2.17 | 1.44 | 9.7 | 6.6 | 198 | 14.1 | 91.8 | 10.4 |
| Hair | 2.16 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 1.10 | 0.09 |
DBrat, diabetic rat (n=8);
*
NDrat, non-diabetic rat (n=7).