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Table 1 Laboratory characteristics in age-matched non-diabetic control (Con), diabetic (DM), and insulin-treated diabetic (DMI) rats before and after FC I/R-injury

From: Insulin renders diabetic rats resistant to acute ischemic stroke by arresting nitric oxide reaction with superoxide to form peroxynitrite

 

Con (n = 10)

DM (n = 10)

DMI (n = 10)

Body weight (g)

391 ±7

292 ± 11*

329 ± 14†

Before FC I/R-injury

Plasma glucose (mg/dl)

125 ± 5

460± 15*

153 ± 10†

Plasma insulin (μg/L)

2.58 ± 0.36

0.56 ± 0.07*

2.04 ± 0.55†

After FC I/R-injury

Plasma glucose (mg/dl)

194 ± 7

508 ± 43*

350 ± 51†

Plasma insulin (μg/L)

3.07 ± 0.36

0.61 ± 0.10*

1.66 ± 0.41†

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (*P < 0.05 vs. control, †P < 0.05 vs. DM).
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Journal of Biomedical Science

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