Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy in the Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Rat: Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Preventive Efficacy of Inhibiting the Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor System

Table 2

Parameters obtained from b-wave amplitude using the Naka-Rushton function.

SD ratsUntreated SDT ratsVehicle-treated SDT ratsUPARANT-treated SDT rats

Vmax (μV)774.80 ± 20.80456.20 ± 21.62500.00 ± 21.96758.20 ± 19.83
k (log cd-s/m2)−1.47 ± 0.15−0.84 ± 0.22−0.74 ± 0.18−1.31 ± 0.14

versus SD rats (one-way ANOVA followed by Newman–Keuls’ multiple comparison posttest).