Ultrasonographic Characterization of the db/db Mouse: An Animal Model of Metabolic Abnormalities

Table 1

Weight and biochemical and physiological parameters in the two groups of mice.

	wt	db/db
Weight (g)	30 [2]	46 [5]
Blood glucose (mg/dl)	160 [31]	536 [73]
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	166 [47]	201 [81]
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	134 [38]	177 [45]
AST (IU/l)	53 [14]	96 [32]
HR^# (bpm)	378 [77]	296 [77]
RR^# (bpm)	117 [19]	134 [53]

Data are presented as median [IQR]. versus wt. ^#Data were obtained under anesthesia