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Groups
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Treatment groups*
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Islets
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Cells
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Islets diameter (μm)
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|---|
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1
|
Control
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19.2 ± 4.9 d
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120.4 ± 24.6 d
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102.8 ± 11.8 d
|
|
2
|
STZ
|
5 ± 1.4 a
|
42 ± 7.3 a
|
51.8 ± 16.3 a
|
|
3
|
STZ+ NS 5 mg/kg b.w
|
13.6 ± 4.5 g e
|
85.6 ± 19.4 c e
|
84.4 ± 21.5 g f
|
|
4
|
STZ+ NS 10 mg/kg b.w
|
6 ± 1.5 a h
|
47.6 ± 14.1 a h
|
63.4 ± 13.5 b h
|
|
5
|
STZ+ NS 20 mg/kg b.w
|
5.4 ± 1.1 a h
|
49.2 ± 14.1 a h
|
57.2 ± 12 b h
|
- * Values are means ± SD (n5). a p 0.001 comparison to control; b p 0.01 comparison to control; c p 0.05 comparison to control; d p 0.001 comparison to STZ; e p 0.01 comparison to STZ; f p 0.05 comparison to STZ; g not significant comparison to control; h not significant comparison to STZ. The data were analyzed using One-way-ANOVA analysis and Tukey’s post hoc test.
