Reduced up-regulation of the nitric oxide pathway and impaired endothelial and smooth muscle functions in the female type 2 diabetic goto-kakizaki rat heart

Table 3 Total nitrate concentration (NOx) in Control (male n = 10, female n = 14) and GK (male n = 13, female n = 12) rat hearts

	Control		GK
	Male	Female	Male	Female
NOx nmol/mg protein	0.18 ± 0.02	0.19 ± 0.01	0.39 ± 0.03*	0.24 ± 0.01^†‡

*p < 0.0001 versus Male Control rat hearts ^† p = 0.0113 versus Female Control rat hearts
^‡ p = 0.0004 versus Male GK rat hearts

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