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Table 1 Body and organ weights, metabolic profile and haemodynamic variables in anaesthetised control and diabetic Sprague–Dawley rats

From: Acute Rho-kinase inhibition improves coronary dysfunction in vivo, in the early diabetic microcirculation

 

Control

Diabetes

P

Body Weight (BW, g)

312 ± 10

236 ± 8

<0.001

Blood Glucose (mmol)

5.9 ± 0.4

19.5 ± 1.9

<0.001

MAP (mmHg)

116 ± 6

105 ± 7

NS

Heart Rate (bpm)

436 ± 7

344 ± 11

<0.001

Triglyceride (mmol)

0.57 ± 0.05

0.48 ± 0.21

NS

Heart:BW (%)

0.267 ± 0.005

0.272 ± 0.005

NS

Kidney:BW (%)

0.532 ± 0.019

0.820 ± 0.023

<0.001

  1. Values expressed as mean ± SEM. Control, n = 6 and diabetic, n = 8. MAP: Mean arterial pressure.
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