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Effect of curcumin on the severity of hyperglycemia in rats |
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| Body weight (g) |
Food Consumption (g/day) |
Blood glucose (mg/dl) |
Urine volume (ml/24 hour) |
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| Normal |
255 ± 17 |
24.7 ± 6.0 |
111 ± 18 |
8 ± 3 |
| Diabetes |
216 ± 12* |
36.6 ± 6.1* |
469 ± 81* |
53 ± 18* |
| Diabetes + Curcumin |
200 ± 30*# |
32.2 ± 3.2*# |
451 ± 123*# |
55 ± 14*# |
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Twenty four hour urine excretion (measured over 3 consecutive days) was quantified at 6 weeks of diabetes. Values are mean ± SD of 8 rats each in normal group and diabetes + curcumin group and 7 rats in diabetes group. *P < 0.02 compared to normal, #P > 0.02 compared to diabetes. | ||||
Kowluru and Kanwar Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:8 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-8 |
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