Table 1 Characteristics of the study animals.

From: ROCK-1 mediates diabetes-induced retinal pigment epithelial and endothelial cell blebbing: Contribution to diabetic retinopathy

 

Control (WS)

Diabetes (GK)

p value

Number of animals

40

40

 

Weight (g)

568 ± 55

383 ± 35

 <0,001

Glycemia (mg/dl)

269 ± 15

401 ± 69

 <0,001

HbA1c (%, mmol/mol)

4,4 ± 0,2 (24 ± 3)

8,7 ± 1,4 (72 ± 12)

 <0,001

  1. Data are mean ± SD;
  2. 12-month-old male type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) and 12-month-old male Wistar (WS) rats.
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