Table 1.
Metabolic balance studies in healthy male Wistar rats (Control) and age-matched Wistar rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes (STZ).
| Parameter | Control n = 4 |
STZ n = 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Body weight (g) | 286 ± 23.98 | 210.25 ± 19.80 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dl) | 112.75 ± 4.87 | 422 ± 65.40 * |
| Urine volume (ml/24 h) | 9.5 ± 1.51 | 166.5 ± 10.87 * |
| Urinary albumin excretion (mg/24 h) | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 2.57 ± 0.67 * |
The data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Glucose levels were elevated in blood in diabetic STZ Wistar rats, and the volume of their urine and urine albumin excretion were increased, compared with control rats. * p = 0.03, for all comparisons.