Research Article

[Retracted] Effects of Self-Made Prescription Compound Rhodiola on the Ultrastructure of Podocytes in Rats with Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy

Table 1

Number of podocytes, the podocyte width, the podocyte fusion rate, and the average thickness of the GBM in the control group ().

GroupNumber of podocytesWidth of the podocyte (um)Fusion rate of the podocyte (%)Average thickness of GBM (um)

Normal control group10.30 ± 0.360.263 ± 0.0223.10 ± 1.010.23 ± 0.02
DN group1.20 ± 0.510.855 ± 0.03465.80 ± 3.300.78 ± 0.11
t43.73043.86054.50014.760
<0.001<0.001<0.001<0.001

DN: diabetic nephropathy; GBM: glomerular basement membrane.