Table 2 Basic biochemical parameters 12 weeks after MI- or sham operation in spontaneously diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) and non-diabetic Wistar (W) rats.

B-Glucose (mmol/l)

4.9 ± 0.24

8.2 ± 0.78*

4.2 ± 0.67

8.2 ± 0.10* ^†

S-Insulin (pg/ml)

1.7 ± 0.58

2.2 ± 0.19

1.2 ± 0.24

3.3 ± 0.10* ^†

P-Renin activity (ng/ml/h)

2.5 ± 0.24

2.1 ± 0.43

3.6 ± 0.43

1.9 ± 0.48^†

S-Aldosterone (pg/ml)

91.8 ± 17.6

194 ± 27.3

171 ± 52.2

262 ± 23.3*

U-Noradrenaline (nmol/24 h)

4.5 ± 0.46

3.0 ± 0.27

6.0 ± 0.38^#

4.5 ± 0.39^†