| |
OLETF rats
(n=8) |
LETO rats
(n=4) |
OLETF vs. LETO |
| Body weight (g) |
533.7 (57.6) |
471.9 (26.2) |
p<0.001 |
| Plasma glucose level (mg/dL) |
549 (139) |
75 (26) |
p<0.001 |
| Cross-section area of tendon (mm2) |
3.5 (0.7) |
3.7 (1.1) |
N.S. |
| Ultimate stress (N/mm2) |
6.66 (2.52) |
9.12 (3.22) |
N.S. |
| Young’s modulus (N/mm2) |
50.7 (22.1) |
51.6 (7.5) |
N.S. |
| Toughness (N/mm2) |
121.8 (76.9) |
169.4 (102.7) |
N.S. |
| Strain to Failure (%) |
22.7 (11.7) |
28.7 (5.4) |
N.S. |
|
Data are presented as mean (SD). Significance is set at p<0.05. |
