Research Article
Attenuation of Diabetic Nephropathy in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) Rats with a Combination of Chinese Herbs (Tangshen Formula)
Table 1
Rheological parameters in control and Tangshen Formula treated rats.
| | 36 weeks of age | 56 weeks of age |
| Groups | Whole blood | Whole blood | Plasma | Whole blood | Whole blood | Plasma | viscosity | viscosity | viscosity | viscosity | viscosity | viscosity | (0.945 s) (mPaS) | (94.5 s) (mPaS) | (mPa S) | (0.945 s) (mPaS) | (94.5 s) (mPaS) | (mPaS) |
| LETO | | |
**
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**
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**
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**
| OLETF | | | | ## | ## | | OLETF + TSF | | |
**
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*
| *## |
*
| OLETF + Monopril | | | | # | ## | |
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Data represent mean ± SEM; *, ** versus control OLETF rats; #, ## compares the 36 and 56 weeks of age data groups.
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