Research Article
Lespedeza davurica (Lax.) Schindl. Extract Protects against Cytokine-Induced β-Cell Damage and Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes
Table 1
Effect of LD extract on body weight, liver weight, kidney weight, diet intake, water intake, and urine volume in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
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Values are means ± SE for each group of eight animals. Values with different letters are significantly different ( < 0.05, Duncan’s multiple comparison tests). LD (L. davurica) and TLB (tolbutamide) were administered at a dose of 250 mg/kg body weight for 5 weeks. |