Research Article
Delta Cell Hyperplasia in Adult Goto-Kakizaki (GK/MolTac) Diabetic Rats
Table 1
Postprandial insulinemia in hyperglycemic rats and fasting glycemia in all rats within studied groups.
| | Goto-Kakizaki rats | Wistar rats | 20 weeks | 25 weeks | 42 weeks | 20 weeks | 25 weeks | 42 weeks |
| Insulinemia (pmol⋅L−1) Average ± SD (median) | 442 ± 99 (453) | 134 ± 71 (112) p < 0.05 | 340 ± 92 (355) | 386 ± 153 (337) | 404 ± 266 (343) | 401 ± 171 (424) |
| | 6 weeks | 15 weeks | 37 weeks | 6 weeks | 15 weeks | 37 weeks |
| Glycemia (mmol⋅L−1) Average ± SD (median) | 8.7 ± 0.7 (8.6)
| 16.2 ± 4.6 (17.2) p < 0.001 | 15.9 ± 3.4 (17.1) p < 0.001 | 7.5 ± 0.6 (7.6)
| 6.3 ± 0.4 (6.3)
| 6.3 ± 0.3 (6.3)
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Statistical significance between age-matched groups of Goto-Kakizaki versus Wistar rats is noted. For insulinemia estimations .
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