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Table 1 Serum glucose, sodium, potassium, calcium, and phosphate in insulin-treated and control rats after thermal trauma

From: Insulin Attenuates the Systemic Inflammatory Response to Thermal Trauma

 

Controls

Insulin

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 5

Day 7

Day 1

Day 2

Day 5

Day 7

Glucose (mg/dl)

149 ± 3

148 ± 3

149 ± 3

150 ± 3

122 ± 5*

121 ± 5*

125 ± 7*

122 ± 5*

Sodium (mg/dl)

146 ± 3

148 ± 3

150 ± 3

150 ± 3

145 ± 3

150 ± 3

151 ± 3

151 ± 3

Potassium (mg/dl)

6.4 ± 0.8

6.1 ± 0.8

6.8 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.5

6.4 ± 1.1

6.0 ± 1.1

6.7 ± 0.8

6.7 ± 0.8

Calcium (mg/dl)

2.70 ± 0.11

2.70 ± 0.08

2.70 ± 0.08

2.70 ± 0.13

2.60 ± 0.11

2.70 ± 0.21

2.80 ± 0.13

2.80 ± 0.08

Phosphate (mg/dl)

3.2 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.6

3.5 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.3

3.6 ± 0.3

3.8 ± 0.8

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD.
  2. *Significant difference between controls and insulin (p < 0.05).
  3. Normal values: glucose, 135 ± 6 mg/dl; sodium, 150 ± 1 mg/dl; potassium, 6.8 ± 0.3 mg/dl; calcium, 2.9 ± 0.04 mg/dl; phosphate, 3.5 ± 0.2 mg/dl.
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Molecular Medicine

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