Group Name	Short Name	Treatment Plan
Normal control	C	Rats with free access to rat pellets and orally given saline as a placebo
Negative control	NC	STZ-induced diabetic rats at 55 mg/kg b.w. [23] and orally given saline.
Positive control	PC	STZ-induced diabetic rats and oral gavage treatment with glibenclamide (5 mg/kg b.w.) [25] as a standard drug.
Quercetin Treatment	QT	STZ-induced diabetic rats and oral gavage treatment with quercetin (50 mg/kg b.w.)