Research Article

Differential Telomere Shortening in Blood versus Arteries in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes

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(a) Leukocyte ratio was significantly lower in T2D rats compared to control rats (; -test). Femoral artery ratio was comparable between T2D and control rats (). (b) qPCR products for rat β-actin and telomere primers. Lane 1: DNA ladder; lanes 2 and 6: rat leukocyte calibrator DNA; lanes 3 and 7: control rat leukocyte DNA; lanes 4 and 8: T2D rat leukocyte DNA; lanes 5 and 9: no template control (H2O).
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