World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 1, March 2014, pages 25-29

Upregulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in the Kidney Could Be Reversed Following Treadmill Exercise Training in Type I Diabetic Rats

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Figure 1. Expression of VEGF in the kidney. The expression level of VEGF increased significantly in the diabetic sedentary group compared to sedentary control groups (P < 0.01, *). Exercise training significantly decreased the expression level of VEGF (P < 0.01, #) in diabetic rats. SC: sedentary control; EC: exercised control; SD: sed­entary diabetic; ED: exercised diabetic.