Some characteristics of animals at the end of the in vivo study
| Values shown are mean ± standard errors of mean. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 6-Week Age-Matched Controls (n = 12) | 6-Week Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic (n = 12) | 6-Week Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic/2-Week Insulin-Treated (n = 12) | |||
| Heart weight (g) | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | |||
| Insulin (ng/ml) | 2.2 ± 0.5 | 0.04 ± 0.02* | 4.8 ± 1.5 | |||
| HbA1c (%) | 4.2 ± 0.2 | 10.8 ± 0.3* | 5.9 ± 0.2 | |||
↵* Significantly different from control and Insulin-treated animals.