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Table 1 General characteristics of animals

From: Intense exercise training induces adaptation in expression and responsiveness of cardiac β-adrenoceptors in diabetic rats

 

Sedentary controls

(n= 34)

Trained

controls

(n= 20)

Sedentary diabetics

(n= 35)

Trained

diabetics

(n= 28)

BW (g)

504.1 ± 6.3

478.3 ± 10.3 *

293.1 ± 11.4 *†

330.2 ± 11.4 *†‡

HW (mg)

1263.5 ± 31.3

1244.3 ± 40.7

861.8 ± 46.8*†

946.7 ± 34.5*

LVW (mg)

1106.0 ± 42.1

1104.8 ± 48.7

741.7 ± 41.1*†

878.6 ± 53.5*†‡

HW/BW (mg/g)

2.5 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

3.4 ± 0.1*

2.9 ± 0.1*‡

LVW/BW (mg/g)

2.2 ± 0.1

2.3 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.1*†

2.6 ± 0.1*†

Blood glucose

(mg/dl)

128.7 ± 3.7

124.3 ± 3.7

556.2 ± 13.6*†

497.4 ± 23.8*†‡

  1. BW indicates body weight; HW, heart weight; LVW, left ventricular weight; HW/BW, heart/body weight; LVW/BW, left ventricular/body weight. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *= significantly different from sedentary control rats (p <0.05), † = significantly different from trained control rats, ‡ = significantly different sedentary diabetic rats (p <0.05).
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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