Expression of CTRP3, a Novel Adipokine, in Rats at Different Pathogenic Stages of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the Impacts of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist on It

Table 1

Body weight, FBG, and insulin sensitivity of rats at the end of the study (mean ± SE).

Group		Body weight (g)	FBG (mmol/L)	GIR (mg * kg^−1 * min^−1)
NC	8
IR	8
DM	7
IR + Ex-4	8
DM + Ex-4	8

NC: normal control group; IR: insulin resistance group; DM: diabetes mellitus group; IR + Ex-4: insulin resistance plus Exendin-4 treatment group; DM + Ex-4: diabetes mellitus plus Exendin-4 treatment group; FBG: fasting blood glucose; GIR: glucose infusion rate; versus NC group , ; versus IR group , ; versus DM group .