Neuropeptide Y level in paraventricular nucleus of experimental diabetic rats: correlation with sympathetic activity and body weight

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Table 1 General characteristics of experimental animals (8 weeks study)

	Control (n = 14)	Diabetes (n = 16)	Diabetes plus insulin (n = 10)
Body weight (g)	448 ± 11	275 ± 13*	330 ± 8*
Plasma glucose (mM)	4.5 ± 0.2	15.2 ± 1.1*	5.2 ± 0.6
Plasma insulin (μU/mL)	33 ± 2	13 ± 2*	29 ± 4
Food consumption (g/day)	25 ± 4	48 ± 3*	28 ± 3

Notes: Values are means + SE for 40 animals.

* P < 0.05.

Figure 1 Norepinephrine level of paraventricular nucleus (y-axis) in different microdialysates from various groups of diabetic animals. For a detailed description of the exact values and statistical significance, please refer to the Results section. Values are means of 10 animals in each group.

Figure 2 Neuropeptide Y level of paraventricular nucleus (y-axis) in different microdialysates from various groups of diabetic animals. For a detailed description of the exact values and statistical significance, please refer to the Results section. Values are means of 10 animals in each group.