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Table 2 Characteristics of Wistar fatty and its control rats

From: Regulation of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Expression by Glucose and Insulin in Adipocytes In Vitro

 

Control

Fatty

Fatty + pio. a

Body weight (g)

294 ± 15

340 ± 16*

381 ± 21**

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)

114 ± 12

125 ± 19

101 ± 3**

Feeding blood glucose (mg/dl)

142 ± 9

481 ± 54*

197 ± 19**

Fasting plasma insulin (µU/ml)

4.2 ± 3.9

6.3 ± 1.6

8.9 ± 2.8

  1. Mean ± S.D. *p < 0.05 versus control rats, **p < 0.05 versus Wistar fatty rats (n = 5).
  2. aFatty + pio., Wistar fatty rats treated with pioglitazone.
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Molecular Medicine

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