Table 1 Physiological parameters in Control (male n = 10, female n = 14) and GK (male n = 13, female n = 12) rats

Plasma glucose mM

10.7 ± 0.3

10.0 ± 0.3

17.9 ± 0.6*

16.9 ± 0.4*

Plasma FFAs mM

0.27 ± 0.03

0.27 ± 0.05

0.28 ± 0.04

0.26 ± 0.04

Body weight g

512 ± 13

265 ± 7^†

411 ± 4*

270 ± 5^‡

Heart weight g

1.52 ± 0.03

0.88 ± 0.04^†

1.51 ± 0.02

1.12 ± 0.03*^‡

Ratio Heart/Body weight *1000

2.98 ± 0.05

3.34 ± 0.14^†

3.66 ± 0.02*

4.17 ± 0.08*^‡