Table 1 Basic characteristics of the rats

FBG (mmol/l)

6.07 ± 0.48

16.95 ± 1.76^***

17.84 ± 3.20^***

5.78 ± 0.55

BW (g)

689 ± 82

446 ± 151^***

469 ± 52^***

656 ± 37

HW (g)

1.85 ± 0.14

2.00 ± 0.36

1.97 ± 0.20

1.85 ± 0.17

LVW (g)

1.32 ± 0.19

1.44 ± 0.28

1.42 ± 0.16

1.31 ± 0.14

TL (cm)

4.81 ± 0.09

4.44 ± 0.17^***

4.59 ± 0.08^**#

4.71 ± 0.04

HW/BW

0.0027 ± 0.0005

0.0049 ± 0.0016^**

0.0043 ± 0.0008^*

0.0029 ± 0.0003

HW/TL

0.38 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.07^*

0.43 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.04

LVW/HW

0.71 ± 0.06

0.72 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.04

0.71 ± 0.02