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Figure 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Figure 3

From: Early cardiac changes in a rat model of prediabetes: brain natriuretic peptide overexpression seems to be the best marker

Figure 3

Serum and cardiac tissue protein/gene expression profile. Serum TGF-β1 (A), VEGF (B) and IL-6 (C) concentrations and cardiac mRNA expression of TGF-β1, VEGF and IL-6 (D), after 9 weeks of treatment. (Results are means ± SEM; relative expression in relation to the control for mRNA levels; n = 7 per group. *p < 0.05 versus Control group).

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

ISSN: 1475-2840