Research Article
The Roles of Streptozotocin Neurotoxicity and Neutral Endopeptidase in Murine Experimental Diabetic Neuropathy
Table 2
Weight Change and Blood Glucose Values for C57Bl/6 and NEP
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Mice.
| | C57Bl/6 | Control (24) | Diabetic (15) | High Fat (15) |
| | Start weight (g) | 26.8 ± 0.4 | 26.9 ± 0.4 | 28.0 ± 0.4 | | End weight (g) | 31.3 ± 0.5 | 26.4 ± 0.6 | 42.0 ± 1.6 | | Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 174 ± 4 | 592 ± 16 | 150 ± 4 |
| | NEP / | Control (16) | Diabetic (23) | High Fat (17) |
| | Start weight (g) | 26.7 ± 0.5 | 26.4 ± 0.6 | 24.7 ± 0.6 | | End weight (g) | 31.4 ± 0.7 | 25.0 ± 0.7 | 47.6 ± 1.1 | | Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 169 ± 6 | 530 ± 25 | 184 ± 14 |
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Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. compared to control for the respective group. Parentheses indicate the number of experimental animals.
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