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C
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D
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D + NAC
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Plasma glucose (mM)
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6.41 ± 0.61
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29.12 ± 5.13**
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25.86 ± 2.76**
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Heart weight (g)
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1.62 ± 0.23
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1.21 ± 0.17*
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1.38 ± 0.20*
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Body weight (g)
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450.5 ± 20.3
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263.7 ± 17.6*
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362.5 ± 24.2*#
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Heart weight/bodyweight (mg/g)
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3.59 ± 0.09
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4.58 ± 0.12*
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3.81 ± 0.11#
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- Control (C) or STZ-induced diabetic (D) rats were either untreated or treated with N-acetylcysteine (1.5 g/kg/day, D + NAC) by oral gavage for 4 weeks. All the results are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 8. Differences in general characteristics among the three groups were determined by using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test
- * P < 0.05
- ** P < 0.01 vs. C group
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P < 0.05 vs. D group
