Pathological changes in the cellular structures of retina and choroidea in the early stages of alloxan-induced diabetes

Table 2 Characteristics of the thickness of the retina and its individual layers (μm, M ± m)

Group	Retinal layers						Total thickness of the retina
	Layer rods and cones	Outer nuclear layer	Outer plexiform layer	Inner nuclear layer	Inner plexiform layer	Ganglion cell layer
Control (group 1)	36.31 ± 5.11	56.43 ± 1.72	9.85 ± 1.68	25.82 ± 0.76	38.93 ± 4.79	17.82 ± 0.72	185.16 ± 9.42
Diabetes at 30 d (group 2)	28.65 ± 3.44a	51.62 ± 6.51a	11.46 ± 1.59	26.1 ± 1.55	40.21 ± 7.14	15.98 ± 1.37a	174.00 ± 2.93a
Diabetes at 60 d (group 3)	28.38 ± 1.43a	56.87 ± 5.30	9.69 ± 1.04c	26.24 ± 0.95a	39.94 ± 7.10	14.65 ± 2.05a	175.77 ± 5.22a

^aDifferences compared to control animals were significant at P < 0.05;

^cDifferences compared to animals with diabetes at 30 d were significant at P < 0.05.