Review Article

Calcium Signaling in the Ventricular Myocardium of the Goto-Kakizaki Type 2 Diabetic Rat

Table 4

Body weight of the GK rat.

ParameterAgeControl versus GKReference

BW5, 15, and 22 w82.0 versus 106.9 [5], 311.8 versus 315.0 [15], and 464.3 versus 417.8 [22] (g)[34]
8 w325.25 versus 329.00 g NSD[36]
8–10 w218.50 versus 246.40 g NSD[41]
11 w402 versus 275 (g)[42]
12 w432 versus 353 (g)[43]
15 wReduced[29]
14–16 w376 versus 330 (g)[28]
16 w481.3 versus 414.0 (g)[35]
16 w450 versus 331 (g)[30]
18 w376 versus 372 g NSD[31]
20 w437 versus 385 (g)[32]
5, 15, and 22 w82 versus 106.9 [5], 311.8 versus 315 [15], and 464.3 versus 417.8 [22] (g)[34]
24 w491.67 versus 334.17 (g)[2]
26 w453.8 versus 401.7 (g)[44]
26 w402.3 versus 351.4 (g)[38]
18 and 30 w501 versus 386 [18] and 643 versus 427 [30] (g)[45]
2, 7, and 10 m205.7 versus 230.3 [2], 469.9 versus 417.5 [7], and 494.0 versus 406.3 [10] (g)[46]
5–8 m559.5 versus 379.6 (g)[10]
9–14 m628 versus 396 (g)[11]
10 m383.31 versus 442.38 (g)[47]
10-11 m400.3 versus 443.64 (g)[48]
17 m436 versus 399 g NSD[39]
18 m418.7 versus 413.4 g NSD[40]
18 m513.4 versus 457.9 g NSD[50]

BW: body weight; NSD: no significant difference. Significant difference.