Table 1 Bioch emical data before and after IGF-I treatment (at low doses) in the three experimental groups.
From: Little effects of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I on testicular atrophy induced by hypoxia
Parameters | Control rats (CO, n = 10) | Untreated AT rats (AT, n = 10) | AT rats treated with IGF-I (AT+IGF, n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Albumin (g/dL) | Before | 3.96 ± 0.16 | 3.60 ± 0.30 | 3.54 ± 0.30 |
After | 4.16 ± 0.24 | 4.04 ± 0.17 | 4.11 ± 0.27 | |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | Before | 63 ± 6 | 64 ± 13 | 62 ± 12 |
After | 55 ± 9 | 54 ± 7 | 52 ± 7 | |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | Before | 0.61 ± 0.07 | 0.61 ± 0.06 | 0.68 ± 0.20 |
After | 0.79 ± 0.15 | 0.79 ± 0.08 | 0.71 ± 0.11 | |
Alkaline phosphatase (UI/L) | Before | 108 ± 22 | 127 ± 31 | 97 ± 27 |
After | 75 ± 15 | 84 ± 12 | 69 ± 14 | |
Glucose (mmol/dL) | Before | 9.3 ± 1.1 | 7.9 ± 1.9 | 9.0 ± 1.4 |
After | 11.1 ± 1.2 | 8.6 ± 0.8 | 8.2 ± 1.1 | |
Total protein (g/dL) | Before | 7.06 ± 0.29 | 6.32 ± 0.46 | 6.54 ± 0.61 |
After | 7.17 ± 0.31 | 6.90 ± 0.37 | 7.04 ± 0.42 | |
Urea (mg/dL) | Before | 35.6 ± 4.3 | 51.5 ± 7.2 | 48.1 ± 8.5 |
After | 37.4 ± 2.9 | 49.9 ± 9.0 | 41.2 ± 5.3 |