Our objective was to establish a diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) model in rats using a high-fat diet and streptozotocin (HF-STZ). Male Wistar rats (240-250g) were divided into a control group (commerci
Data are expressed as means± S.E.M. (n = 7). Water intake, food consumption are the average value of four weeks. Body weight, plasma glucose are measured at termination of administration. Control (C),